HUD investigates Washington state housing program

The agency claims the Covenant Homeownership Program, which aims to remedy historic housing discrimination, may be racially discriminatory toward White people and other groups.

By Julie Strupp • March 26, 2026

Trump housing order could mean new barriers to federal funding for cities

Local governments may need to ease zoning and environmental rules to stay eligible for federal support, an attorney says.

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • March 25, 2026

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Rent Trends

High supply, absorption, concessions and more are top of mind for rental owners and operators across the country.

By Multifamily Dive staff

New Jersey mulls algorithmic rent pricing ban

State lawmakers recently introduced bills that restrict how landlords can set their rents with the goal of supporting tenants.

By Julie Strupp • March 24, 2026

Office-to-housing conversion initiatives proliferate in California

State policymakers have been pursuing policy changes that remove barriers to converting older commercial buildings into housing, with mixed success.

By Keith Loria • March 20, 2026

Universities are the structural lever America’s housing policy is missing

Aligning university land, patient capital and federal incentives with the regulatory progress already underway can unlock housing supply in markets that need it most, writes one expert.

By Josh Parker • March 19, 2026

How housing policy reform drove down rents in Austin, Texas

Removing regulatory barriers and subsidizing affordable housing helped clear the way for 120,000 new homes in the city between 2015 and 2024, according to Pew.

By Ryan Kushner • March 19, 2026

Florida advances bill to bypass local zoning, allow residential development on brownfields

The Infill Redevelopment Act would increase housing supply in the state’s denser South Florida counties.

By Ryan Kushner • March 13, 2026

Senate passes housing bill with single-family rental forced sale provision

The multifamily industry is sounding the alarm about a measure in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that forces operators to sell their build-to-rent single-family homes after seven years.

By Julie Strupp • March 12, 2026

HUD appeals ruling that paused its plans to cut Housing First

The agency wants to shift away from long-term supportive housing in favor of transitional housing with work requirements and addiction treatment mandates.

By Julie Strupp • March 11, 2026

What’s happened so far in 2026 with housing policy

The Senate is mulling a major bipartisan housing package, while HUD has been busy overhauling its regulations.

By Julie Strupp • March 5, 2026

Frederick County, Maryland, plots a ‘more active’ approach to housing shortages

The county needs to build nearly 32,000 housing units in the next decade to meet demand, a new report found.

By Ryan Kushner • March 5, 2026

NYC public housing has a vacancy problem, an investigation found. Squatters are filling the gaps.

The number of vacant New York City Housing Authority apartments increased nearly 140% from 2022 to 2025, a New York City Department of Investigation report found. The vacancies are posing safety risks.

By Ryan Kushner • March 5, 2026

HUD moves to allow rapid eviction, work requirements, term limits

The National Apartment Association and other industry groups applauded changes that roll back a requirement to give tenants a 30-day notice before eviction.

By Julie Strupp • March 4, 2026

Teachers struggle to afford housing. What are districts doing about it?

To help recruit and retain staff, more districts are stepping in to give them a break on rent — and even a leg up on home ownership.

By Anna Merod • March 3, 2026

New bipartisan bill bars major investors from buying single-family homes

Legislation released in the wake of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address aims to boost homeownership, but experts say it won’t solve the root problem plaguing housing affordability and access.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 27, 2026

What Trump said about housing in his State of the Union address

The president emphasized affordability in his economy-focused annual speech, but offered little new information.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 25, 2026

Immigration raids are hitting multifamily operators. Here’s how they’re responding.

Managers report negative occupancy impacts from ICE in states like Florida and Texas, which could be the “straw that breaks the camel's back” for class C properties, according to one expert.

By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 24, 2026

Fannie Mae sues Houston apartment owner over alleged fake repairs

The lender filed suit last week against Kajal Housing Group for neglecting Bellfort Village Apartments, which was collateral for its $13.2 million loan.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 23, 2026

HUD rule would bar families with mixed immigration status

The proposed policy changes would result in the eviction of tens of thousands of tenants from agency-supported housing, nonprofit groups say.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 19, 2026

Oregon mandates heat pumps in new housing

The update to the state’s residential energy code could save residents of housing built after the change an average of $125 a month in energy costs, an analysis found.

By Ryan Kushner • Feb. 19, 2026

HUD launches investigation into Texas housing marketed to Muslims

The agency’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is probing whether developers of the East Plano Islamic Center’s planned community discriminated based on race or national origin.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 17, 2026

Housing bill sails through the House

The Housing for the 21st Century Act, designed to increase the nation’s supply of homes, now heads to the Senate.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 10, 2026

AvalonBay expects 2026 growth amid tighter multifamily supply

The Arlington, Virginia-based REIT is bullish on build-to-rent development, executives said on the fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings call.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 6, 2026

Philadelphia’s $2B bet on affordable housing

The city’s HOME initiative aims to build and preserve 30,000 housing units.

By Ryan Kushner • Feb. 5, 2026

Transit-oriented development bill introduced to Congress

The bipartisan Build HUBS Act would incentivize construction of more housing near transit lines nationwide.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 2, 2026