Debunking 6 Common Myths About Passive House Design
Building homes to Passive House standards could be a game-changer for decarbonizing housing and providing much-needed homes. What’s holding it back?
Single-Family Rent Growth Remains Elevated, Despite Dip in Multifamily Rental Rates
Multifamily rent growth, specifically, is decelerating since its year-over-year peak of +16.3% in 2022, but in many markets, single-family rents are continuing to rise
Brand Loyalty and Why Builders Should Think Like a Hospitality Brand
Whether its offering that personal touch or incorporating experiences into amenity use, home builders have something to learn from the hospitality industry
Florida Multifamily Housing Complex Built Using Lego Block–Like System
This patented mineral composite, fiber-reinforced building system stacks Lego-like blocks to create a building solution its creator says is both sustainable and resilient
Possible Boost for Affordable Housing in New York City
The developer of New York's Freedom Plaza has added a major affordable housing piece to the project, hoping that will help push through other components of the development
Motel Conversion: A Motel Becomes a Model for Affordable Housing
A dilapidated Econo Lodge motel becomes the prototype for an adaptive reuse program to provide supportive housing
How Will Coronavirus Change Multifamily Design?
The coronavirus is accelerating some multifamily health and wellness trends that were on track before the pandemic began, but it may also bring…
Apartment Construction Projects Stall, Could Worsen Affordable Housing Shortage
Among the potential impacts of the coronavirus pandemic is the potential for exacerbating the national affordable housing shortage. The disease…
Housing Giants
2020 Housing Giants Report—Top 25 Multifamily Home Builders
These 25 builders lead the nation in multifamily home closings in Pro Builder’s 2020 Housing Giants
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Strategies to Reduce Personal Contact in Multifamily Properties
With the adjustment to lifestyles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, designers are considering options that can make multifamily properties…
New Mixed-Use Development Puts a Spin on 'Work From Home'
Work from home takes on a whole new meaning at Mission Lofts, a new mixed-use development that rents spaces to small businesses and residential…
How Natural Disasters Have Helped Prepare the Housing Industry for Coronavirus
Though most builders and realtors have never had to contend with a global pandemic before, they are no strangers to adversity. The coronavirus is…
Renters Stick to Moving Plans Despite Coronavirus
The coronavirus may be making homebuyers wary, but renters are still looking for their next move. In RENTCafe’…
Multifamily Boom May Ease Apartment Squeeze in 2020
Cue sighs of relief from renters: Multifamily is going to have a big year in 2020. Experts forecast that builders will add 370,942 units over the…
Will 2020 Be a Record-Breaking Year for Multifamily?
Multifamily is back, baby. In 2020, the multifamily market is expected to set a 30-year record for new supply in the top 150 apartment markets.…