Apartment Sector Is Poised for Recovery

By Caitlin Jones
November 17, 2010 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, November 2010: The apartment market is gradually improving and headed for a major uptick a few years out, once employment and new household formation levels are robust again, according to officials at Marcus & Millichap, the national real estate brokerage firm.

“Clearly we’ve reached bottom and the market is poised for pretty good recovery in the apartment sector,” said Linwood Thompson, speaking on a September 28 Webcast along with Hessam Nadji and William Hughes.

The trio, discussing multifamily rental housing generally, noted that the favorable trends and outlook are the result of positive signs regarding the economy, demographics, the capital markets, and transaction activity. Read More..

Breaking Ground

Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Minnesota Housing Commissioner and Incoming Chair of National Council of State Housing Agencies

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 10 min read

Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.

“Business as Usual”

Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future

Abram Mamet • December 1, 2024 9 min read

Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.

NCSHA Recognizes Stand-Out Affordable Housing Programs and Initiatives

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 7 min read

This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.