Florida housing officials have identified 16,897 rental units in 226 state-financed developments within the 27 counties under an emergency declaration following Hurricane Isaias, expanding the scope of the state’s affordable-housing review as recovery crews...
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared a “rent emergency” for the city and unveiled six new ordinances designed to delay evictions, limit the level of rent increases forced upon residents, and increase funding for nonprofit lawyers who represent tenants in...
Two publicly traded apartment landlords are combining in an $8.1 billion deal that will put more than 44,000 apartments under one company—and create a portfolio built around a particular view of where rental demand will hold up best. Independence Realty Trust and...
We use the term “affordable housing” constantly in this industry. I use it. WRE News uses it. Developers, elected officials, housing agencies and advocates all use it. The problem is that two apartments can both legally and accurately be described as affordable...
Newly piqued interest in 3D-printed homes, a royal residence available for lease, and a group of Pennsylvania nuns building their own monastery. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Hit: A Few...