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Breakdown of the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act and its provisions for housing production and affordable housing.
Examines how neuro-inclusive design in affordable housing can address the shortage affecting millions of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Supporters of travel trailers, Park Model RVs, and tiny homes say they offer a faster, less expensive path to housing people experiencing homelessness. The challenge is navigating building codes, zoning restrictions, and infrastructure costs.
By Crystal Jackson and Aryne Bailey In conventional multifamily, it’s easy to assume that competition is driven by what residents can see: upgraded finishes, new amenity packages or the latest… The post The Operational Standard Residents Expect — And Why It’s Higher Than Ever appeared first on Multifamily &…
Q1 2026 Essential Housing Research Perspective covering the U.S. essential/affordable housing market.
This Berkadia national report documents the current state of affordable housing in the United States as of Q1 2025, presenting data on cost burden among renters, expiring affordability restrictions, and development pipelines across regions. Key findings include 22.6 million cost-burdened U.S. renters spending over 30 percent of income on housing, 374,497 multifamily units with affordability restrictions set to expire within five years, affordable housing deliveries projected to peak at roughly 80,000 units in 2025 before declining to 51,000 units by 2027, and national rental inventory of 2,551,946 units with 1.5 percent year-over-year growth as of Q1 2025.
Architect Alan Pullman, AIA, founding partner of Studio One Eleven, discusses how a philosophy rooted in repairing and strengthening existing places grew to encompass affordable housing, adaptive reuse, community engagement, and a broader understanding of what buildings can do for people and communities.
Kim Avant-Babb shares lessons from community-centered real estate development, racial equity, redevelopment training, and neighborhood revitalization.
There has been a longstanding perception that an investment in affordable housing could not generate alpha, but new economic forces are turning a social challenge into a compelling institutional opportunity. The post Beyond Motivation: Why Invest in US Affordable Housing? And Why Now? appeared first on AFIRE .
The CEO Perspective, by Michael Brooks January 21, 2026 I spent much of my downtime over the holidays catching up on the myriad reports released by various government, not-for-profit, and for-profit entities that describe Canada’s housing challenges. The language that […] The post Re-Assessing the Housing Problem…
Tips and best practices on the HUD Express Lane. The post Unlocking Momentum: New Advantages Emerging Across HUD’s Section 232 LEAN Program appeared first on Lument .
While set to decline in 2026, affordable completions still double any pre-pandemic year Highlights: The downward affordable delivery trend is expected to go beyond 2026 Current market conditions pose headwinds for affordable housing development with fewer completions forecasted, even amid increased funding and…
Development plateaus amid challenges similar to those facing the market rate sector SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 17, 2026 – Decelerating U.S. affordable housing starts will result in a decline in deliveries over the next two years as a host of challenges confront the market, according to a new national report from…
Land Lines analysis of 2024 federal MH initiatives: the $225M PRICE program, FHA Title I loan-limit increases, and FHA 223(f) resident-cooperative financing.
Insight on accelerating affordable deal flow: stabilized capital markets, 44,600 LIHTC units exiting extended-use 2025-27, generational portfolio sales, and institutional maturation.
Biennial rental report: cost burdens at record high (22.7M renters, 49%), cooling rents, and a 9.3M decline in sub-$1,400 units from 2014-2024.
Examines how rising insurance premiums, shrinking coverage and climate risk threaten preservation of multifamily affordable housing, with policy and practitioner strategies.
HUD's 20th worst-case needs report: 8.46M very low-income renters with worst-case needs in 2023; only 38 affordable/available units per 100 extremely low-income renters.
Enterprise and National Equity Fund analyze 400+ affordable properties showing rising operating expenses, reduced rent collection, and surging insurance rates threatening NY's stock.
47th-edition outlook from 1,700+ industry leaders; housing affordability is the sector's top issue, driving migration, zoning reform and multifamily trends.
Argues for an abundance-plus-affordability approach, cataloging state/local financing and operating incentives beyond LIHTC and rental assistance.
Berkadia's national affordable housing mid-year report on sector resilience, deliveries peaking near 80,000 units in 2025, the 7.3M-unit supply gap, and institutional investment trends.
MHI national fact sheet on manufactured housing's role in housing supply: production, affordability and industry statistics.
Examines the US affordability crisis: home prices at record highs vs income, the shortage of starter homes, zoning barriers, and a ~2 million-home supply gap with policy solutions.
Regional affordable housing report covering Dallas, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso markets.
Calculates the national Housing Wage of $33.63/hr for a modest two-bedroom rental, documenting the gap between wages and rents across every state and metro.
JCHS annual flagship: record 22.6M cost-burdened renters, 50% of renters paying over half their income on rent, and a deepening affordability and supply crisis.
CBRE IM perspectives piece on affordable housing as an institutional investment opportunity and its social impact thesis.
NAHB economics blog examining manufactured homes (5.4% of U.S. housing stock) as affordable supply for rural and lower-income households, plus financing and zoning barriers.
Annual data report finding a national shortage of 7.1 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renters; only 35 such homes exist per 100 ELI households.
Brief finds 44,723 new affordable homes in California's near-construction pipeline awaiting final funding, with actions to unlock and scale production.
W&D 2025 outlook identifying manufactured housing among innovative construction methods to address cost and timeline challenges in the affordability crisis.
ULI Europe systems map and report identifying 12 intervention areas to decarbonize existing and new affordable housing across Europe.
Forecasts modest 2.2% rent growth and 6.2% vacancy; covers mission-driven affordable lending and long-term multifamily demand drivers.
NMHC note showing new supply puts downward pressure on rents and lifts renter mobility from multi-decade lows, with implications for affordability.
Moody's CRE analysis positioning affordable and mid-market units as the true stabilizer of multifamily performance amid Class A oversupply and record LIHTC deliveries.
Newmark Valuation & Advisory survey of North American multifamily markets including affordable/LIHTC product, cap rates, and investor sentiment.
NMHC research note reconciling record apartment completions with the persistent multi-million-unit shortage constraining affordability for lower-income renters.
CBRE Capital Markets Conversations with the firm's Affordable Housing Vice Chairman on sector resilience, bipartisan policy support, and 2025 acquisition-rehab investment strategies.
Novogradac's affordable-housing read of the JCHS 2025 report, focused on cost burden, the supply gap, and implications for LIHTC-financed rental housing.
Analysis of the 2025 Novogradac LIHTC Income & Operating Expenses dataset: LIHTC rental income up 8.7% in 2024 vs 0.8% market-rate, expenses up 10.5%, NOI at a nine-year high.
Examines why HUD-insured financing is becoming more attractive for long-term capital, citing improved processing timelines, competitive economics, and streamlined environmental requirements. References the firm's 2026 HUD Outlook.
Analysis of how a federal shutdown affects GSE (Fannie/Freddie) and HUD-insured multifamily lending, concluding GSE markets remain fully operational while HUD processing may slow. Includes the $73B-per-GSE 2025 cap context.
Europe faces a housing shortage of roughly 9.6 million homes amid declining construction permits and rising rents, framing the investment case and policy debate for the living sector.
TPG leaders discuss how asset-based finance is expanding across housing, commercial real estate, and digital infrastructure as bank retrenchment and structural demand reshape private credit.
Freddie Mac Multifamily reports 2025 production volume topped 77 billion dollars, up 17 percent year over year, supporting over 577,000 affordable rental housing units.
The report examines the affordable rental sector following the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit allocation increases in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and notes declining market-based borrowing costs supporting a more accommodative financing environment.
Goldman Sachs Research finds US housing affordability has declined sharply and estimates at least 3-4 million additional homes are needed to close the supply shortage and improve affordability.
The analysis finds national multifamily vacancy holding near 6.5 percent in the first half of 2025 as steady demand paused further deterioration, with asking rents above 1,900 dollars. Affordability constraints are creating opportunities for borrowers focused on workforce and affordable housing.
The commentary argues that after near-term disruption the multifamily sector faces a constructive outlook, supported by steady rental demand and a moderating supply pipeline. Mid-market and affordable units continue to see steady absorption.
McKinsey finds the US was short 8.2 million housing units in 2023, a gap that could grow to 9.6 million by 2035, and estimates closing it would require about $2.7 trillion of investment while potentially adding nearly $2 trillion to GDP. It identifies five themes for making housing more affordable and advancing economic mobility.
Fannie Mae's annual multifamily outlook anticipates conditions improving in most markets through 2025, while flagging negative rent growth in high-supply metros such as Austin, Phoenix, San Antonio and Raleigh.
Morgan Stanley explores how higher mortgage rates and limited supply are reshaping affordability, and why homeownership may remain out of reach for many buyers.