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Microunit Communities Offer Starting Point for Gen Z Renters

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The rise of microunit communities gives Gen Z renters a chance to find affordable housing in high-cost metro markets. Microunit communities are taking over the multifamily sector to meet the needs of Gen Z, the youngest renter demographic. Build to Rent. Microunit Communities Offer Starting Point for Gen Z Renters.

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Rent Control Policies Gain Traction—Economists Say They’re a Bad Idea

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While many economists agree that measures need to be taken to increase housing supply and resolve a widening affordability crisis, most unanimously argue against such policies. Just 2% of economists polled by IMG felt rent controls in places such as New York and San Francisco were having a positive impact on affordable housing.

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Rental apartment construction soars to 27-year high: WSJ report

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Luxury condo developments may grab the headlines, but rental housing is the true workhorse in the booming multifamily sector, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team Multifamily Housing Construction'

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Is conversion from office to multifamily really a good idea?

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Single-Family Starts Fall to Two-Year Low as Construction Costs Rise, Demand Softens

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The pace of single-family housing starts is slowing, but over 800,000 homes are currently under construction across the U.S. in June to a 982,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, the slowest pace of new housing starts since June 2020, NAHB Eye on Housing reports. Thu, 07/21/2022 - 10:22.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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Andy Cohen, FAIA, IIDA Multifamily Housing Office Buildings Transit Facilities Coronavirus Urban Planning Many believe that cities are in trouble. Signal House, Washington, D.C. And what is available, as Lane Brown recently reported for Curbed , is often out of reach for middle class Americans. They might be right.

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What’s Driving the Demand for Single-Family Rental Homes?

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Catalysts for the SFR sector include barriers to homeownership, migration out of urban centers, and the ongoing pandemic. In recent years, the single-family rental (SFR) sector has become one of real estate’s hottest. Built to Rent Is Booming, But Operational Challenges Loom for This Housing Sector. Build to Rent.

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