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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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    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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    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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    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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    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
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    Best places to build affordable housing: Yardi Matrix

    Developers should seek out areas with both strong demand and less robust competition from market-rate properties, according to new research from the real estate intelligence firm.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    California set to allow denser housing by transit

    Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon review SB 79, which will make it easier to build multifamily housing near major train stops and rapid bus lines.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Judge temporarily blocks new HUD housing grant criteria

    “The irreparable harm is that these funds would be lost forever by anybody that intends to apply,” U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy said.

    By Ryan Kushner • Updated Sept. 16, 2025
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    Q&A

    Why JPI went back into the Southeast

    By using creative financing structures, VP Jake Fortune-Greeley says the developer can start projects in North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as its other core metros.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    With an executive order, Maryland aims to build more houses faster

    Gov. Wes Moore wants to shrink permitting timelines, set housing production targets and use state land for transit-oriented development.

    By Ryan Kushner • Sept. 11, 2025
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    How student housing companies are navigating Trump policies

    Changes in immigration and financial rules have operators focused on flexibility in the 2025 school year.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Oregon moves toward state-level zoning in push for ‘missing middle’ housing

    “We have to cut red tape and get out of our own way,” Gov. Tina Kotek said in signing two bipartisan measures into law.

    By Ryan Kushner • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Chicago eases parking mandates to spur affordable housing development

    Developments near public transit can reduce the amount of off-street parking by up to 100% without administrative approval.

    By Ryan Kushner • Sept. 5, 2025
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    100% bonus depreciation is back for apartment executives

    Investors can take advantage of the changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last month, according to a multifamily attorney.

    By Brad Butler • Sept. 2, 2025
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    In Colorado, most residential zoning codes block affordable housing

    Restrictive zoning laws prohibit multifamily dwellings throughout much of the state, a recent study found. 

    By Ryan Kushner • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Justice Department, Greystar reach proposed settlement on algorithmic pricing

    Under the terms of the agreement, the nation’s largest apartment provider would be barred from using nonpublic competitor data in rent-setting software.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025