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    Multifamily conferences still ahead in the second half of 2026

    Multifamily Dive has apartment pros covered with a full list of upcoming rental housing events, expos and meetings.

    Updated June 26, 2026
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    Is your listing ready for AI search? 5 tips for greater visibility

    Help your properties stand out in AI-powered search with these best practices.

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    Multifamily rents ticked up in first half of 2026: Yardi

    Gateway and Midwest apartment markets drove the rent price increase, while Sun Belt metros saw negative growth, according to the real estate data firm.

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    Lincoln Property Co. acquires The Spectrum Cos.

    The combined firm is poised to ramp up its development and acquisition pipeline across both multifamily and commercial real estate.

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    RealPage, Willow Bridge face class-action lawsuit in Philadelphia

    The new suit alleges that the firms violated the city’s ban on using algorithmic pricing software to set rents. They have both faced similar legal challenges in the past.

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    Apartment CMBS distress showed mixed signals in June: Trepp

    However, the multifamily delinquency rate at FDIC-insured banks rose in Q1 2026, hitting its high-water mark since 2013, according to CRED iQ.

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    RealPage buys AI-focused real estate data firm Cherre

    The major proptech acquisition aims to address a key problem facing artificial intelligence tools for the housing sector: unvalidated and disconnected data.

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    Project type ‘more than likely’ contributed to structural failure in NYC: ASCE engineer

    The nature of the office-to-apartment conversion job probably meant the Manhattan building couldn’t support the extra weight, said ASCE’s former president.

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    Milhaus, SRG Residential merge, creating $2.5B multifamily development pipeline

    Milhaus CEO Tadd Miller said the acquisition of the Sares Regis subsidiary gives his firm the capability to hit 100,000 units under management and 3,500 development starts a year.

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    Why design is ‘not just a pretty face’ for multifamily anymore

    LV Collective’s first-ever Chief Design Officer Chelsea Kloss said she hopes her new role demonstrates how designers can bolster the financial success of an apartment property.

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    Asset Living names Marti Burrows COO

    The nation’s second-largest apartment operator brings in the Nuveen and Greystar veteran after years of strong growth.

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    Bipartisan federal housing bill becomes law

    The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is desperately needed, Rep. Josh Harder told Multifamily Dive. “I think it's going to do a tremendous amount of good.”

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    Milwaukee mass timber tower, billed as nation’s tallest, reportedly advancing to foreclosure: MJS

    C.D. Smith Construction was granted a default judgment, potentially leading to the sale of the Edison property, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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    Latest NYC Legionella outbreak puts focus on building water systems

    Taking a two-test approach can reduce the risk of missing a bacteria buildup in pipes and elsewhere, says a testing specialist.  

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    AvalonBay pays $22M for full-block development site in Miami

    The $90,000-per-unit price is the highest ever paid for a South Miami development site, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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    Major housing-related legal actions so far this summer

    Algorithmic rent pricing lawsuits continue to play out, but they’re not the only major litigation impacting the housing world.

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    Texas apartment owners face uphill battles

    Legislative changes, high supply and rising costs put the state among the leaders in securitized multifamily loan issues.

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    Willow Bridge agrees to settle in DOJ’s RealPage price-fixing case

    The major apartment manager will refrain from algorithmic coordination and exchanging competitively sensitive data, per its deal with the Justice Department.

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    Structural columns buckle on 21st floor of Manhattan adaptive reuse project

    Designed by Gensler and developed by Metro Loft in conjunction with Collaborative Construction Management, the project is converting the former Pfizer headquarters into apartments. 

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    Kennedy Wilson, Jamison partner on 4K affordable units in LA

    The developers are starting with the conversion of the former LA World Trade Center into 512 affordable apartments.

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    How Alliance Residential secured 2K apartments in 6 months

    Stephen Squatrito says the firm has ramped up its acquisitions team as it sees opportunities, but “wins are increasingly off-market or in second-round sale efforts.”

  • In January 2022, Waterton acquired Oasis Townhomes in Waipahu, HI, an 18-acre townhome community with 406 rental residences across 99 two-story garden style buildings which more than doubled Waterton’
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    4 takeaways from the NLIHC national renter survey

    Many renters facing unaffordable rents lack other housing options, according to the 2025 National Renter Survey by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

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    Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, New York properties hit servicing in late June

    The ongoing flow of loans back to banks is giving some investors a window to buy, but lenders often aren’t putting these assets on the sales block yet.

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    DC sues apartment owners over dangerous conditions, retaliation

    Washington, D.C.’s attorney general alleged serious housing code violations and a pattern of harassment directed at tenants of two buildings in the Brightwood neighborhood.

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    Marriott to open first branded apartment rental property in Cleveland

    W Cleveland is slated to offer roughly 200 hotel rooms alongside 227 branded apartment units available for rent, with tenants having access to the hotel’s amenities.

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    Starwood raises $10.2B opportunistic fund for real estate

    The investment firm will target residential, data center, industrial and hospitality assets as more fund managers eye diversified product types, according to MSCI’s Jim Costello.