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    States, landlords spar over RealPage settlements

    Four attorneys general asked a judge to reject a proposed agreement related to price-fixing allegations, arguing that it could undermine other related lawsuits.

    By • Nov. 7, 2025
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    Baltimore, eyeing a ‘renaissance,’ passes a slew of housing reforms

    The city is reducing red tape for development by eliminating parking minimums and allowing single staircases in certain buildings.

    By Ryan Kushner • Nov. 6, 2025
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    How 8 housing-related proposals fared in November’s elections

    Ballot measures in Colorado, Montana, New York and Washington saw mixed results on Nov. 4.

    By • Nov. 5, 2025
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    UDR reports slowed leasing conditions in Q3

    The Colorado-based REIT cited new supply and economic challenges for a difficult leasing environment, particularly in the Sun Belt.

    By Danielle McLean • Nov. 4, 2025
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    AI growth boosts Essex’s Q3 results

    The West Coast REIT reported its best third-quarter performance in Northern California, where a boom in artificial intelligence startups has generated demand for office space.

    By Lara Ewen • Oct. 31, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why ESG matters for multifamily developers, investors

    Investment companies are increasingly using environmental criteria in evaluating multifamily opportunities, two real estate pros write.

    By Brad Siegal and Heather Wright • Oct. 30, 2025
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    Apartment conversion projects surge

    A record-breaking 180,585 apartments are in development from repurposing office spaces, hotels and other buildings, per a RentCafe report.

    By • Oct. 27, 2025
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    New York City is having an office-to-housing conversion boom. Could Chicago be next?

    Chicago has a higher downtown office vacancy rate than the Big Apple. Housing advocates say those buildings could help address the affordable housing shortage.

    By Ryan Kushner • Oct. 24, 2025
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    Chicago Housing Authority files lawsuit over HUD’s anti-DEI funding stipulations

    The country’s third-largest public housing authority says at least 13% of its budget is at stake.

    By Ryan Kushner • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Opinion

    What smart Section 8 landlords should do during the government shutdown

    TurboTenant CEO Seamus Nally gives advice on what steps property management pros should take to prepare for a prolonged shutdown.

    By Seamus Nally • Oct. 20, 2025
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    Petra will pay $700k over DC housing voucher scheme

    A collective that manages three complexes has been exploiting a loophole and discriminating against lower-income residents in order to boost profits, per the district’s attorney general’s office.

    By • Oct. 17, 2025
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    Stairway to housing? This California city legalized single-staircase apartments

    Culver City, California, joins a growing number of cities rethinking two-staircase building code requirements, a move advocates say could boost affordable housing development.

    By Ryan Kushner • Oct. 16, 2025
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    Senate passes major housing bill

    The ROAD to Housing Act, the first bipartisan markup for housing in over a decade, directs HUD to adopt a slew of best practices to boost housing supply.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Interactive map tracks housing shortages across Florida

    The Sunshine State needs more than 120,000 housing units. The tracker’s developers say its data could help local leaders make informed decisions.

    By Ryan Kushner • 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.

    By Ryan Kushner • Oct. 10, 2025
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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.

    By • Oct. 8, 2025
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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.

    By Ryan Kushner • Oct. 7, 2025
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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.

    By • Oct. 6, 2025
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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.

    By Keith Loria • Oct. 6, 2025
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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.

    By • Oct. 1, 2025
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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.

    By Ryan Kushner • Sept. 26, 2025
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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.

    By • Sept. 26, 2025
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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.

    By Ryan Kushner • Sept. 25, 2025
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    RealPage settles Nevada’s rent price-fixing suit

    The firm does not admit any wrongdoing in the agreement over its rent-setting software use in Nevada.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Affordable housing developers sue over new Texas law

    HB 21 significantly tightens the laws regarding how these projects can access tax breaks.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025