Associations

Associations

• Renting Gaining in Popularity on Homeownership

  New multifamily industry data show that consumers are rethinking the prospect of owning a home in favor of renting.

   

• Confidence in Rental Market On Display at National Apartment Association Show

  Exuberance about the outlook for the apartment market pervaded the atmosphere at the National Apartment Association this week. The 72nd annual conference and expo, held at the Mandalay Bay, in Vegas boasted its highest attendance in years, up more than 30 percent from the previous year, according...

   

• Apartment Owners in Alabama Deal with Aftermath of Tornado

  A number of Alabama apartment complexes were in the path of the tornado that smashed through Tuscaloosa, Ala., last week.

   

• Quick & Quirky: April 28, 2011

  Multifamily Executive Senior Editor Chris Wood rounds up interesting and intriguing news tidbits. This week: the association edition, with hot leads from NMHC and NAA on fake service dogs, industry hall of famers, and training cash for military spouses.

   

• NAHB’s David Crowe: Rental Outlook Solid, if Consumer Confidence Holds Up

  The National Association of Homebuilders' chief economist David Crowe says the association's surveys point to interesting trends in the multifamily sector. Crowe sat down with Multifamily Executive to talk about what he's seeing.

   

• New Fair Housing Report Questions Current Standards

  A new fair housing report commissioned by the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) challenges whether the current standards and existing safe harbors are the only means of achieving accessibility.

   

• NMHC Tech Spending Survey Sees Move to Outsourcing

  In a report released April 15 updating a 2008 survey on how multifamily technology executives allocate their budget dollars, the Washington, D.C.-based National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) finds spending on outsourcing has nearly doubled, comprising 23.63 percent of apartment IT budgets in 2009...

   

• Top 5 Policy Points on Multifamily's National Agenda

  Renewal of NMHC, NAA legislative partnership promises three more years of collaborative lobbying on behalf of the apartment industry.

   

• National Green Building Standard Goes Mainstream

  Legislators and multifamily developers embrace green standards and practices.

   

• Top 5 Policy Points on Multifamily's National Agenda

  The Washington, D.C.-based National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and Arlington, Va.-based National Apartment Association (NAA) announced last month that they have agreed to continue their joint legislative program to lobby Capitol Hill on behalf of the multifamily apartment industry. Here are their...