Monthly Archives: April 2009

On Monday April 27th, both the U.S. Census Bureau and RealFacts.com released first quarter rental statistics, with some discrepancy, but both indicating a prolonged decrease in demand for rental housing. The Census Bureau provides a national and historical perspective compared to homeownership, while RealFacts’ survey is focused at the MSA level. The Census Bureau reports [...]

In this month’s issue of units, (published by the NAA) the dominant theme was how green technology is going to shape the apartment industry. Coming up at the end of this month the NAA will host the first annual Green Conference and Exposition in Phoenix. You can register or find out more information at the [...]

Today, we’re happy to announce our partnership with OpsTechnology, a leading provider of spend management systems to the multifamily industry. MyNewPlace is the first Internet Listing Service to integrate with OpsTechnology’s eBilling solution. Participating companies can now receive their MyNewPlace invoices via the OpsTechnology platform and greatly streamline their accounts payable process. MyNewPlace already has [...]

From this month’s issue of units magazine’s Political Insider section, we learn that President Obama’s economic stimulus act includes significant provisions that will benefit the apartment industry. NAA/NMHC Secure LIHTC Grant Provisions The NAA/NMHC successfully secured two Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) provisions, the first of which allocates $2 billion for direct equity grants [...]

It seems like every few months we come across a story about the controversy that surrounds a person’s right to smoke in their apartment versus the rights of other residents to have a smoke free apartment. Certainly an apartment owner has the right to ban smoking in their building and many are choosing to do [...]