The Rental Affordability Curve

In this episode, we explore how the Rental Affordability Curve estimates what percentage of the renter population likely faces affordability challenges and how severe the challenges are within specific income bands.

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  • The Rental Affordability Curve: A Distribution of Affordability

    As part of our commitment to advance the understanding of rental affordability, we introduce the Rental Affordability Curve: a metric to estimate what percentage of the renter population likely faces affordability challenges, and how severe the challenges are within specific income bands. More

  • Performance of the Seniors Housing Market

    While occupancy rates and supply were at the forefront of the seniors housing market discussion last year, the story has shifted to the impact from higher expenses and interest rates. We use a series of hypothetical fixed- and floating-rate loans to evaluate seniors housing performance, and the impact of rising interest rates on cash flow for variable-rate loans. More

  • MHROCs with ROC USA

    In this episode, Corey Aber and Sara Hoffmann are joined by Paul Bradley and Deborah Winiwicz to discuss manufactured housing resident-owned communities, an affordable housing option for underserved populations. More

  • Deciphering the Recent Decline in AIMI®

    In the fourth quarter of 2022, AIMI declined by -24.9% — the largest annual drop on record going back to 2000. In this report, we decipher the why and how. More

  • Space, Debt and Equity with Jamie Woodwell

    At the intersection of space, debt and equity is where commercial real estate sits right now, according to Jamie Woodwell of the MBA. More

  • 2023 Multifamily Midyear Outlook

    Sara Hoffmann digs into the Midyear Outlook report covering topics like multifamily fundamentals, supply and demand, and forecasted volume originations. More

  • 2023 Multifamily Midyear Outlook

    Through the first half of 2023, the multifamily market appears to be returning to a more normal seasonal pattern, although slightly weaker than the years leading up to the pandemic. The economy is maintaining positive momentum, but the higher interest rates, declining property values, and lack of price agreement between sellers and buyers have led to slowing multifamily origination volume. More

  • SBL Prepayment Report, as of December 2022

    This report presents a summary of our Small Balance Loan voluntary prepayment activity over the past 12 months, from January 2022 through December 2022. More

  • Floating- and Fixed-Rate Prepayment Report, as of December 2022

    This report presents a summary of our floating- and fixed-rate voluntary prepayment activity over the past 12 months, from January 2022 through December 2022. More

  • 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability

    Ivory Innovations is celebrating five years of awarding innovators for their ambitious, feasible and scalable solutions to housing affordability. More

  • What's Trending Today with Sam Khater

    Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater joins the show to discuss the latest trends in migration and homebuying, as well as what research his team is working on. More

  • Impact Investing with the Multifamily Impact Council

    The Multifamily Impact Council is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to establishing a framework of impact principles and reporting guidelines for the multifamily industry in the United States. More

  • Opportunity for All with The Alliance

    The Alliance is a Houston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for refugees, immigrants and underserved residents to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. More

  • 2023 Multifamily Outlook Update

    Since we released our 2023 Outlook in December, the multifamily industry has continued to slow down as anticipated while the overall economy remains stable. Given the recent data, we are providing an update to the report. More

  • Making an Impact with Comunidad Partners

    Comunidad Partners is the winner of our inaugural Impact Sponsor Award in 2021. Learn about how they're making a difference in renters’ lives. More