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Industry Update: FCC Takes New, Adversarial Position on Commercial Partnership Regulations
Industry Update: FCC Takes New, Adversarial Position on Commercial Partnership Regulations

The FCC announces new regulations on cable home wiring, certain exclusive access payment schemes and exclusive marketing arrangements. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted03/16/2022


NAA Inflation Tracker: March 2022
NAA Inflation Tracker: March 2022

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 7.9% year-over-year while core CPI (excluding food and energy) increased 6.4%, both new 40-year highs. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted03/10/2022


The End of the Great Resignation Appears To Be in Sight
The End of the Great Resignation Appears To Be in Sight

The end of the great resignation appears to be in sight as displaced workers are returning to work. The labor force participation rate reached 62.2% as almost 1.4 million people re-entered the labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest report, its highest rate since March 2020. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted02/14/2022


Rent Control is NEVER the Answer; Congress Must Rethink Affordable Housing
Rent Control is NEVER the Answer; Congress Must Rethink Affordable Housing

#Congress must adopt the Choice in Affordable Housing Act – which will revitalize the Section 8 HCV Program by providing $500 million for security deposit assistance, signing bonuses for owners and other funds aimed at recruiting and retaining owner participation in the HCV program. #NAAadvocates Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted02/11/2022


NAA Inflation Tracker: February 2022
NAA Inflation Tracker: February 2022

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 7.5% year-over-year while core CPI increased 6.0%. Once again, we must go back to 1982 to find similar figures. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted02/10/2022


NAA Inflation Tracker: January 2022
NAA Inflation Tracker: January 2022

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9% on a year-over-year basis, while prices excluding food and energy (core CPI) rose 5.0%, both measures at decades’ highs. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted01/13/2022


LOOK: Researchers Create a Map of Evictions in Iowa
LOOK: Researchers Create a Map of Evictions in Iowa

unevictIA has been using state data to track evictions across Iowa, creating a map of where the problem is worst. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted01/11/2022


NAA Research Bolsters Testimony Against Rent Control
NAA Research Bolsters Testimony Against Rent Control

On January 11, 2022, the National Apartment Association (NAA) joined the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) to testify before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted01/11/2022


2022 Apartment Housing Outlook
2022 Apartment Housing Outlook

Apartment owners and operators will continue to be plagued by the labor market in 2022 with difficulties recruiting, hiring and retaining employees alongside increased costs for labor. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted12/17/2021


NAA Inflation Tracker: December 2021
NAA Inflation Tracker: December 2021

In December 2021, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9% on a year-over-year basis, while prices excluding food and energy (core CPI) rose 5.0%, both measures at decades’ highs. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted12/12/2021


Rent Control is on the Rise
Rent Control is on the Rise

Housing affordability concerns continue to dominate the political conversation in jurisdictions across the country. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted12/6/2021


NAA Inflation Tracker: November 2021
NAA Inflation Tracker: November 2021

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.2% on a year-over-year basis, while prices excluding food and energy (core CPI) rose 4.6%, well above consensus forecasts. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Fazio, CAS
Date posted11/16/2021