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Podcast: What’s Hindering Affordable Housing Construction

NAA Director of Industry, Research and Analysis Paula Munger discusses the factors that influence today’s affordable housing market. Is it mainly increasing construction costs? Or do land scarcity and NIMBY-ism play key roles, too?

Steadfast’s REIT Merger Creates Firm with $3.3B in Assets

Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired three affiliated REITs in separate stock-for-stock, tax-free transactions. The deal is expected to close in 2020.

Q&A: Sustainable Operations Practices From FirstService Residential

Kelly Dougherty, director of energy management at FS Energy, explains how the company handles expenses and maximizes operating budgets to enhance building efficiencies.

Podcast: Doug Bibby of NMHC Talks Affordable Housing Solutions

The president of the National Multifamily Housing Council weighs in on causes and possible answers to the affordable housing crisis.

The Property Management Playbook for Localized Social Marketing

Find out how SOCi’s newest guide can help you transform your property management strategy and take your marketing to the next level.

Welltower Goes Big in Senior Housing Deals

The healthcare real estate firm just secured two new partnerships, announced several new acquisitions in excess of $800 million and a recapitalization of a senior housing portfolio.

Millennial Money Goes Furthest in These Cities

St. Louis and Austin come out on top for relative spending power, according to a new study by JLL that looks at incomes for young workers across nearly 50 cities.

Landmark Properties to Invest $1B in Student Housing Developments

The company announced plans to build seven new communities totaling more than 4,450 beds across the country. Four of the properties have already broken ground.

Top 5 Markets for Multifamily Deliveries

A breakdown of the country’s best-performing markets over the first two quarters, ranked by completions as a percentage of total rental inventory.

Goldman Sachs Partners with Core Spaces on $600M Portfolio

The partnership will recapitalize and develop nine student housing properties near major public universities in the South, West and Midwest, totaling more than 4,300 beds.