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RKW Tapped to Manage NOVEL River District in Charlotte

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has hired RKW Residential to third-party manage the developer’s NOVEL River District, a newly completed 318-unit property located within The River District, a 1,400-acre master-planned community in West Charlotte. NOVEL River District was the first project to be completed on the site. At full-build-out, The River District will include approximately 2,350 multifamily units as well as single-family, for-sale homes. NOVEL River District offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center, a plant room, outdoor recreation areas, dog park, …

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The Housing System Keeps Saying No to the Wrong People

by Lynn Peisner

I grew up around real estate. That meant summers power washing roofs in brutal heat, ripping out old carpet, painting benches and learning early that nothing about buildings is abstract. Someone pays for every decision. Someone lives with every mistake. My father and uncle ran a real estate company started by their father. From a young age, the rules were simple: work hard, study hard, be grateful. If you do those things, the system will reward you. For a long time, I believed housing worked the same way. As a …

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Q&A: ‘Slowing Labor Market’ Could Hamper Apartment Demand in 2026, Says RealPage Economist Carl Whitaker

by Lynn Peisner

The multifamily sector closed 2025 with clear signs of transition. National occupancy dipped to 94.6 percent, effective rents stalled or fell in several markets year over year, and absorption slowed alongside cooling job growth, according to RealPage. As of December 2025, national effective rents grew by 0.4 percent year over year. The supply story is shifting just as quickly. Developers delivered about 409,000 units last year — roughly 30 percent less than in 2024 — setting the stage for a very different leasing environment in 2026. To unpack what with …

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South Florida Is Safe Harbor for Latin American Real Estate Investors

by Lynn Peisner

The recent arrest and extradition of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has once again put political instability in Latin America back in the headlines. For many people in the U.S., it’s just another international news story. For Latin American investors, it’s a reminder of something they’ve lived with for years: Political and economic conditions can change quickly, and when they do, the impact on currency, regulation and personal wealth can be immediate. That reality has long shaped how and where capital moves. When uncertainty rises, investors tend to look for places …

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ULC Opens Its First Ground-Up Affordable Housing Development in Denver

by Lynn Peisner

DENVER — Urban Land Conservancy (ULC), a Denver-based affordable housing nonprofit, has completed construction and opened The Irving at Mile High Vista in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood. Located at 3.270 W. Colfax Ave., the 102-unit community serves households earning up to 20 to 80 percent of area median income. With ULC’s ownership of the land through a community land trust, affordability is guaranteed for 99 years. The Irving is adjacent to the Denver Public Library’s Corky Gonzales branch. The architect was Studio Completiva, and the general contractor was Pinkard Construction. …

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Affordable Housing Providers Have a Legal Responsibility to Know How Their AI Tech Works

by Lynn Peisner

Artificial intelligence use cases are increasing across many sectors, including housing. Potential deployment of AI can involve a wide range of uses, including AI-enabled customer service, rental analytics and internal operations efficiency, among others. As adoption continues, and regulators and legislators focus their attention on AI, the regulatory landscape involving privacy and housing-related issues is becoming increasingly complex. AI tools can raise a wide range of privacy and security concerns. Multifamily owners who have a working knowledge of AI-related federal and state policy issues will be set up for success, …

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Rose Associates Tapped to Manage Bridge on Race in Philadelphia

by Lynn Peisner

PHILADELPHIA — Brown Hill Development has hired Rose Associates to lease and manage Bridge on Race in Philadelphia. This deal marks the New York City-based development and property management company’s first third-party management assignment in Philadelphia. The LEED Gold-certified, 145-unit building opened in 2017. Located in the Old City area of Center City, Bridge on Race is comprised of studios, one- and two-bedroom units as well as four street-level retail spaces, an 8,000-square-foot landscaped terrace with private grilling and dining areas, a fitness center, resident lounge with billiards, a pet …

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Why Renter Demand Is Surging Across the San Francisco Bay Area

by Lynn Peisner

After several years of uncertainty, the San Francisco metro area multifamily housing market is showing clear signs of recovery. The first half of 2025 brought the largest expansion in multifamily demand in years. The 12-month trailing absorption surged to 3,700 units as of the third quarter, one of the highest levels in a decade. Vacancy rates have dropped to 5.1 percent, the lowest since 2014, and apartment rents are up 5.6 percent, placing San Francisco among the top metros in the nation for rent growth. Although sale prices had remained …

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Will Strong Net Absorption Continue in 2026?

by Lynn Peisner

As 2025 ended, net absorption of multifamily units was on track for its third strongest year since 2000. More than 102,000 units were absorbed in the third quarter, marking the third straight quarter of more than 100,000 net units absorbed. Fourth quarter estimates are coming in around 55,000 units. Multifamily absorption measures the net change in occupied apartment units over a given period, indicating whether demand is keeping pace with new supply. As experts review the final numbers of how many apartment units were newly occupied or leased in 2025 …

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Thinking Outside the Box to Solve Package Delivery Issues

by Lynn Peisner

By Nellie Day It started as a convenience, but now it’s an expectation. Yes, we’re talking about online shopping — or more accurately, the mound of heavy, oddly shaped and ever-delivered boxes that unite multifamily residents with their latest e-commerce obsession. Once considered a tedious operational task, package management has become a daily — sometimes hourly — balancing act between service, space and sanity. Residents expect the same fast, efficient experience they get from Amazon, while owners and managers are left to pick up the pieces, or rather the packages, …

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