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Fed holds benchmark rate steady in vote with three dissents
The central bank held the main interest rate steady in a 9-3 vote after a two-day meeting.
By Grace Noto • July 29, 2026 -
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UDR raises guidance amid slowing supply, employment growth
In its second-quarter earnings call, the Colorado-based apartment REIT announced that it is letting its debt and preferred equity program sunset.
By Julie Strupp • July 29, 2026 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Multifamily Dive
A roundup of some of Multifamily Dive’s top stories from the past year.
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Q&ATexas CEO sees challenges in underwriting high-supply markets
Even though properties are well below replacement costs in places like Austin, CONTI Capital CEO Carlos Vaz is finding it difficult to make the numbers work in the Texas market.
By Leslie Shaver • July 28, 2026 -
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Elme reaches deal to sell last property for $250M
After one sale fell through earlier this year, the REIT entered an agreement to sell the 222-unit Riverside Apartments in Alexandria, Virginia, and related undeveloped land for $30 million less.
By Leslie Shaver • July 27, 2026 -
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Apartment sales ticked up slightly to $36.7B in Q2: MSCI
Multifamily prices dropped 1.7% YOY in Q2, marking two years of negative readings in the sector, as the Veris Residential privatization drove volume.
By Leslie Shaver • July 27, 2026 -
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National Equity Fund buys 32 properties in St. Louis with equity value over $200M
The multifamily affordable housing investment manager purchased the assets, which contain nearly 2,000 affordable homes, and the fund management portfolio from St. Louis Equity Fund.
By Leslie Shaver • July 24, 2026 -
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AvalonBay, Equity Residential beat FFO estimates in Q2
The “merger of equals” partners raised guidance, following signs of strength in San Francisco and New York City.
By Leslie Shaver • July 23, 2026 -
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Why PPR Capital Management launched a $100M BTR fund
The firm followed the ROAD to Housing debate as it geared up to launch a fund targeting properties in high-growth markets like Nashville, Tennessee.
By Leslie Shaver • Updated July 23, 2026 -
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ColumnBeyond the Rent: Recent mergers show the ascendance of the operating platform
Deals involving Milhaus, Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities aren't just about chasing growth.
By Leslie Shaver • July 21, 2026 -
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6 major multifamily M&As announced this year
AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential aren't the only apartment firms making large acquisitions in 2026.
By Leslie Shaver • July 20, 2026 -
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Q&AHow Morgan Properties is evaluating acquisition opportunities
The ownership giant will look at all types of complicated situations, but Chief Operating Officer Greg Curci says some distressed opportunities aren’t worth it.
By Leslie Shaver • July 17, 2026 -
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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.
By Leslie Shaver • July 15, 2026 -
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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.
By Leslie Shaver • July 15, 2026 -
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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.”
By Julie Strupp • July 11, 2026 -
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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.
By Leslie Shaver • July 9, 2026 -
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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.
By Leslie Shaver • July 9, 2026 -
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Deep DiveTexas apartment owners face uphill battles
Legislative changes, high supply and rising costs put the state among the leaders in securitized multifamily loan issues.
By Leslie Shaver • July 8, 2026 -
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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.
By Julie Strupp • July 8, 2026 -
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Q&AHow 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.”
By Leslie Shaver • July 7, 2026 -
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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.
By Leslie Shaver • July 6, 2026 -
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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.
By Leslie Shaver • July 2, 2026 -
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Q&ARenting by choice ‘is really taking over the world’: Korman Communities CEO
Co-CEO Brad Korman discusses the future of the multifamily market and the challenges of closing big deals amid rising material costs and higher interest rates.
By Danielle McLean • Updated July 8, 2026 -
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Veris Residential boosted apartment sales 34% in May: MSCI
The closing of the REIT’s privatization boosted deal volume, but “the headline figures for the apartment sector mask underlying weakness in the market,” according to the data firm.
By Leslie Shaver • June 26, 2026 -
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Elme Communities selloff hits a snag
The Beitel Group terminated its agreement to acquire the 1,222-unit Riverside Apartments, while the REIT reduced CAPREIT’s sales price of Elme Bethesda by $1 million.
By Leslie Shaver • June 25, 2026 -
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Q&AWhy Adam America has moved into student housing
In a time when turnover is low in traditional apartments, a new crop of residents each fall gives the developer the opportunity to raise rent, CEO David Brickman said.
By Leslie Shaver • June 22, 2026
