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Multifamily August 2025 Alert

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We start our August Alert with some potentially very good news. The RENTAL Act, a bill to reform TOPA, passed its first vote by the DC Council on July 28, 2025. The RENTAL Act includes, among other things, a blanket exemption...more

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Housing Industry Update 2025 - Mid-Year Report

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Across the United States, empty office buildings have become a common sight. According to Moody’s Analytics, office vacancies are at their highest since the 1990s. The COVID hangover has left us with an abundance of vacant or...more

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House and Senate Begin Preparing Housing Plans

Across the country, housing costs are steadily rising due to the growing shortage of homes available to sell or rent. With new leadership in key House and Senate committees and provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set...more

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D.C. Zoning Commission Responds to Two of Attorney General’s Inclusionary Zoning Proposals

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On December 2, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG), filed four petitions with the Zoning Commission (ZC) to amend the Zoning Regulations as an effort to increase the supply of...more

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New Land Use and Zoning Legislation Affects Every Connecticut Municipality

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All municipalities should be aware of the provisions of Public Act No. 21-29 and what changes it could bring to zoning in your town or city. Public Act 21-29 is part of the initiative to make housing in Connecticut more...more

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Rent Control National Momentum

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In response to multiple news and industry reports that many urban areas in the United States are suffering a crisis in affordable housing, many states and cities are actively considering rent control as an ameliorative...more

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Cities Tap Hot Real Estate Markets to Expand Economic Opportunity

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As the U.S. economy enters its tenth year of continuous growth, cities are responding with ways to harness development pressure for affordable housing and for job creation and training. Boston’s elected officials are...more

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Short-Term Rental Update: Seattle once again delays registration deadline for short-term rental operators; Airbnb stays eclipse...

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Seattle Delays Registration Deadline for STR Operators. Again. ("Seattle delays deadline again for Airbnb operators to register," Seattle Times on Aug 29, 2019) The City of Seattle has again delayed the deadline for...more

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Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb's new 'Backyard' initiative; Miami-Dade County files lawsuits against HomeAway and FlipKey; the...

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In our upcoming Short-Term Rental Updates, we will share with you the latest news and stories related to short-term rentals, with a focus on industry-wide trends and regulatory developments, enforcement, and practical...more

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