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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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    FPI makes layoffs with rumored Asset Living merger

    The nation’s sixth-largest property manager is eliminating 105 positions, per a notice filed by Asset Living Chief Human Resources Officer Rulissa Trout.

    Updated Oct. 14, 2025
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    How the government shutdown is (and isn’t) impacting housing funds for cities

    Previously approved federal housing funding streams remain available, but staff reductions could threaten core functions.

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    Nearly one-quarter of apartments offered rent breaks in Q3

    September saw its biggest rent decline since 2009, and demand slowed in the quarter amid a cloudy economic outlook, per Yardi and RealPage.

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    Multifamily’s notable executive moves of early October

    The personnel announcements include a new president at Grubb Properties, two presidents at Fogelman and a senior VP of portfolio management at Waterton.

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    Greystar, others settle RealPage rental pricing lawsuit

    Bozzuto, Simpson, Avenue5 and additional property managers agreed to pay $142 million total to resolve antitrust allegations.

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    Woodfield Development expands to Arizona, Nevada

    The firm hired Neil Hanlon, who helped sell the idea of building in Sin City, as vice president of development.

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    Veritas in negotiation with bank over 1,566 units

    The company could potentially lose 66 properties in the San Francisco area after defaulting on $652 million in debt, according to Mission Local.

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    Court upholds New Jersey affordable housing mandate, dismisses suit from cities

    The 27 cities vow to continue their legal challenges to the state law.

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    How the federal shutdown impacts the multifamily industry

    Certain public housing funding has been obligated through November, but the Federal Housing Administration will not accept new multifamily mortgage applications.

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    Modern multifamily buildings see ‘far better fire safety outcomes’ than other housing types, Pew report finds

    Fire deaths in modern multifamily homes occur at one-fourth the rate of those in modern single-family homes, the report found.

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    450-unit Colorado property heads to servicing

    Tower 16 Capital Partners had bought the Fairways at Lowry in 2020 and planned $6.8 million in renovations.

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    The unusual objections stopping apartment projects

    Sometimes opponents to new multifamily housing put up roadblocks that are nearly as effective as outright bans.

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    September closes with 2 multi-property Atlanta deals

    One observer expects the volume of transactions to rise 20% to 25% in the metro area this year.

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    How multifamily pros can prepare for hurricane season

    Proactive risk management, regular policy reviews and the adoption of new technologies can protect properties and control costs.

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    FTC, states sue Zillow, Redfin

    The Federal Trade Commission said the firms conspired to reduce competition in the online multifamily rental listing market.

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    Fannie Mae intends to foreclose on Bronx properties

    The government-sponsored enterprise claims that Fordham Fulton Realty Corp. defaulted on a commercial mortgage covering Fordham Tower and Fulton Towers, according to Bisnow.

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    Amid tariff, job and supply concerns, multifamily pros prioritize occupancy

    After seeing rents decline for the first summer in 15 years, apartment operators are hesitant to raise prices heading into the colder months.

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    Apartment transactions fall 8% in August

    Sales of individual properties rose 11%, according to an MSCI Real Assets report, as observers see optimism for volume to pick up in the coming months.

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    Whistleblowers accuse HUD of ‘systematically undermining’ fair housing laws

    A gutted workforce and gag orders are preventing the Office of Fair Housing from performing its duties, staffers within the office say.

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    HUD cuts multifamily mortgage insurance premiums

    The agency also eliminated three MIP categories for green and affordable housing that it said were not aligned with Trump’s policy agenda.

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    5 takeaways from Harvard’s Unlocking the Missing Middle housing report

    The university’s Joint Center for Housing Studies is examining “missing middle” housing in Massachusetts.

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    5,100 rent-stabilized apartments heading to auction in NYC

    The dozens of buildings, which fell into Chapter 11 earlier in the year, are located in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx.

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    Alpine Investors launches property management platform, buys Cirrus Asset Management

    After partnering with Steve Heimler’s firm, Oakline Properties will focus on scaling property and association management businesses across the United States. 

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    Multifamily’s notable executive moves of July, August

    The end of summer 2025 brought a number of executive transitions in the apartment industry.