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    Top multifamily industry conferences in 2026

    Multifamily Dive has apartment pros covered with a full list of upcoming rental housing events, expos and meetings on tap for the coming year.

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    Local governments sue after HUD rewrites homelessness grants ‘mere weeks’ from deadline

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s policy shifts could displace as many as 170,000 people, according to a lawsuit.

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    Greystar to pay FTC, Colorado $24M to settle rental fee suit

    Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has directed the agency to develop a rule to address unfair or deceptive fees in rental housing.

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    Multifamily delinquencies fell back below 7% in November

    Even with the one-month reprieve, one industry observer sees apartment distress rising into 2026.

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    Why CAPREIT is eyeing more management growth

    After being selected by Affordable Homes & Communities to operate 21 properties, CEO Andrew Kadish sees the opportunity to secure more affordable contracts.

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    Apartment sales dropped 28% in October

    Prices rose 0.5% year over year, while cap rates fell 10 basis points to an average of 5.5%.

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    Justin Steltenpohl reflects on first year as CEO at P.B. Bell

    The new head of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based multifamily firm talks about his law background, building culture and the outlook for acquisitions in 2026.

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    Renovation materials likely fueled deadly Hong Kong fire: reports

    The use of flammable netting and boards while contractors renovated high-rise buildings was likely involved in the start and rapid spread of a fire that has killed more than 150 people, investigators said.

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    How this Southern California apartment manager has adjusted to ICE raids

    Coastline Equity’s Anthony Luna has educated his team members about different warrants and emphasized that tenant information cannot be released without court authorization.

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    Opinion

    Rent-pricing algorithms survive legal scrutiny — and emerge stronger

    Despite the string of recent RealPage settlements, revenue management software remains a foundational tool for multifamily asset management, according to Daleik Vaughn.

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    FHFA hikes multifamily lending caps for 2026

    The $30 billion increase will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase up to $176 billion in multifamily loans next year.

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    RealPage settles rent price-fixing suit with DOJ

    The algorithmic pricing software provider has agreed to limit data collection and cooperate with the agency’s lawsuits against property management companies, but admits no wrongdoing.

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    Draper and Kramer makes big hometown buy

    The Chicago-based firm acquired Eleven33, a 12-story, 263-unit luxury rental community in nearby Oak Park, Illinois.

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    Student housing investors more open to small university markets

    Justin Glasgow outlines early results from Northmarq’s first National Student Housing Investor Survey.

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    Broad Creek Capital closes first multifamily fund

    In addition to wrapping up a $150 million investment vehicle, the Washington, D.C.-based firm acquired an off-market property in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $94 million.

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    DOJ sues Arkansas apartment manager for sexual harassment, retaliation

    The lawsuit names Thomas Ray Kelso and Avatar Investments LLC and seeks financial compensation for affected tenants.

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    New Orleans’ housing market is stagnating. Affordability mandates are holding it back, a study says.

    The city requires 10% of units in new residential developments to be affordable.

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    9 states reach $7M settlement with Greystar

    The Charleston, South Carolina-based apartment giant will pay $7 million to the participating states and agree to strict new limits on its use of rent-setting algorithms and data-sharing platforms.

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    What the major apartment REITs bought and sold in Q3

    AvalonBay traded properties from the 2013 Archstone sale, while Essex disposed of three communities.

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    4 factors impacting the affordable housing outlook

    Developers are concerned about low-income renters’ financial health amid a stagnating economy, according to research from data firm Yardi Matrix.

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    Lincoln buys student housing provider Capstone

    Capstone will join the Lincoln platform, strengthening its position in higher education infrastructure and enhancing its capabilities in the development, financing and operation of on-campus housing.

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    7 notable multifamily transactions this fall

    Investors bought properties in Atlanta, Seattle and the Sun Belt, as sales volume rose in the third quarter of 2025.

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    Elme separates from its chief information officer amid downsizing

    The announcement comes on the heels of the REIT’s closing on the $1.6 billion sale of 19 properties to Cortland Partners.

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    Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely to hit lending caps in 2025: multifamily leaders

    As a potential IPO looms, the agencies are leaning into innovation-creating structures, according to Sharon Karaffa from Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Division.

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    TruAmerica makes another round of promotions

    The multifamily firm named four executives after losing a chief investment officer and announcing a batch of personnel moves in October.