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    More Texas multifamily loans moved to servicing in late July

    Keener Investment Management saw two properties fall into servicing, while the values of other Texas assets were reduced.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    MAA expects Sun Belt recovery to boost late-summer rents

    The REIT is seeing cautious renters amid lingering supply, but with a high level of inbound migration to its properties, executives expect an unusually strong third quarter. 

    By Keith Loria • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Top 5 stories from Multifamily Dive

    A roundup of some of Multifamily Dive’s top stories so far this year.

    By Multifamily Dive staff
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    Tishman Speyer buys 296-unit property in Charlotte, North Carolina

    The firm added the asset through its TS Plus fund, which has raised $973 million to date.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    West Coast portfolio helps Essex beat Q2 expectations

    Strong supply-demand combined with continued technology sector investments across the Bay Area powered the REIT’s Northern California strength.

    By • Aug. 3, 2026
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    Neology Group raises $175M to expand beyond Florida

    The raise gives the Miami-based firm nearly $1 billion in buying power to pursue large-scale projects across the Sunshine State and elsewhere in the Southeast.

    By • July 30, 2026
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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 • July 29, 2026
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    Texas 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Updated July 23, 2026
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    Beyond 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 • 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 • July 20, 2026
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    How 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • July 9, 2026
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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.

    By • 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 • July 8, 2026
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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.”

    By • 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 • July 6, 2026