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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.

    Updated Jan. 27, 2026
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    Why periodic manual lease audits are leaving millions on the table

    Lease audits aren’t broken, they’re just happening too late.

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    Multifamily properties in Chicago, LA and Florida moved to servicing

    In some cases, the troubled loans were originated recently and quickly ran into issues, according to Morningstar Credit Analytics.

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    $7B Phoenix mixed-use project, companion to TSMC chip factory, breaks ground

    Halo Vista, the 2,300-acre master-planned development in North Phoenix, will sit immediately adjacent to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $65 billion campus.

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    Problem loans: Tracking the biggest multifamily delinquencies

    Properties recently fell into distress in Texas, Chicago and New York City.

    Updated April 2, 2026
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    FTC seeks public input on junk fee rule for rental housing

    The agency is continuing to crack down on unfair or deceptive advertising in the rental housing industry.

    Updated April 1, 2026
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    SunLife Financial buys Bell Partners for $350M

    The financial services organization will combine the Greensboro, North Carolina-based multifamily investment and operating firm with global real estate investment manager BGO

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    Housing researchers pen letter in support of build-to-rent

    If the institutional single-family BTR forced-sale provision goes through, 72,000 fewer houses could be built each year, according to a recent study from the Urban Institute.

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    Detroit to dedicate 100% of city-owned commercial property sales proceeds to affordable housing fund

    The measure is expected to generate $4 million annually for affordable housing development and preservation.

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    Texas multifamily loans manageable despite building spree: Dallas Fed

    While concessions bring risks to apartment owners and banks, only a few lenders reported multifamily loans exceeding capital and loan loss reserves.

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    Apartment prices rose for the first time since 2022 in February

    Valuations ticked up 0.1%, while multifamily transactions dropped 24% during the month.

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    Alex Jessett replaces Ric Campo as Camden CEO

    As part of its succession plan, Laurie Baker will become the Houston-based REIT’s president and COO, and Benjamin Fraker has been promoted to CFO and treasurer.

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    Opinion

    Why dedicated rental communities are an essential housing supply solution

    The U.S. needs an all-in approach to housing creation, but a single-family rental measure in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would have the opposite effect, Quinn Residences CEO Richard Ross writes.

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    New York City program aims to fast-track affordable housing on city-owned land

    The Neighborhood Builders Fast Track program will cut pre-development timelines for some projects nearly in half, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

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    HUD investigates Washington state housing program

    The agency claims the Covenant Homeownership Program, which aims to remedy historic housing discrimination, may be racially discriminatory toward White people and other groups.

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    Notable apartment deals so far in 2026

    Harbor Group International and Affinius Capital have been among the major multifamily buyers in the first quarter of this year.

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    Q&A

    Why Security Properties is leaving apartment operations

    By jettisoning property management, the Seattle-based company won’t need to build its portfolio around efficiencies and will have a new level of flexibility, says CEO Dan Byrnes.

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    Trump housing order could mean new barriers to federal funding for cities

    Local governments may need to ease zoning and environmental rules to stay eligible for federal support, an attorney says.

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    Century Housing names new CEO

    Affordable housing executive Jacqueline Waggoner, who most recently worked at Enterprise Community Partners, will lead the California-focused nonprofit.

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    More New York, Houston properties move to servicing

    Waterford Grove is the third distressed property in Texas tracked by Morningstar to be transferred due to a tax exemption issue.

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    New Jersey mulls algorithmic rent pricing ban

    State lawmakers recently introduced bills that restrict how landlords can set their rents with the goal of supporting tenants.

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    Investors bullish on housing for older adults

    Demand for senior housing enters 2026 with strong long-term prospects, with overall occupancy high and inventory growth low, per new reports from Partner Valuation Advisors and JLL.

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    3 multifamily developments break ground

    New apartment projects are under construction in Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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    Milwaukee mass timber project, billed as nation’s tallest, reportedly faces foreclosure

    Contractor C.D. Smith Construction is trying to offload the parcel at 1005 N. Edison St. after developer Neutral stopped construction last fall, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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    Office-to-housing conversion initiatives proliferate in California

    State policymakers have been pursuing policy changes that remove barriers to converting older commercial buildings into housing, with mixed success.

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    Security Properties exits property management

    The Seattle-based firm will send half of its properties to Bozzuto, as it focuses on its core strengths as a real estate investor.