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More Americans Struggle with Rent as Land Prices Skyrocket

A new report by Berkadia finds that the proportion of rent-burdened households rose 9 percent from 1997 to 2017, as the nation’s housing woes spread out from the big cities.

Senior Housing Demand to Surge Over Next 5 Years

Market forces, demographic changes and an expanding senior population will radically shift the senior housing industry over the next several years, according to a report from Marcus & Millichap.

Increasing Yields by Solarizing Low-Income Communities

OYA Solar Founder & Managing Partner Manish Nayar summarizes the evolution of the solar market and stresses the wide applicability of energy efficiency in multifamily, including atop of affordable assets.

In Case You Missed It: MHN’s Top 5 Posts in May

Miss any of our articles? Catch up with five of our most popular posts for the month.

Making the Case for Affordable Housing Investment

Turner Impact Capital Founder Bobby Turner, an investor who joined forces with A-list celebrities like Eva Longoria for socially impactful projects, shows how deploying capital in affordable workforce housing can yield market-level returns.

Cushman & Wakefield Sees Co-Living Tipping Point

In a new report, the brokerage finds this niche asset class to be approaching the critical mass needed to attract significant institutional investment.

The June Digital Issue of MHN Is Now Available!

Now you can get trend and strategy insights two different ways: Leaf through the Multi-Housing News digital digest for a quick read, or click on individual articles for an in-depth look at each of the topics that most interest you.

Screening With Tech: What You Need to Know

Yardi’s Patrick Hennessey and Equifax’s Tyler Sawyer reveal the subtleties of using cutting-edge tools and data to identify the right renters. The two also address the implications of real-time decision-making in the business.

Affordable Housing Is a National Math Problem

Financing the development and preservation of low-income units is a challenge in today’s dynamic marketplace, so private organizations are taking matters into their hands.

Transactions: June 2019

A selection of noteworthy deals announced between April 23 and May 14.