Category: NMHC
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Federal Guidelines to Facilitate Commercial Loan Workouts
Here is a good article regarding the progress made by Federal Finance regulators to assist lenders with loan workouts. Click Here for the NMHC article
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NMHC Pandemic Flu Resource Center
The National Multi Housing Council has provided a great pandemic resource center for apartment owners. You can find these resource at the URL location below: NMHC Pandemic Flu Resource Center
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NMHC Campaign Opposes Carried Interest Tax Increase
NMHC has rolled out an aggressive lobbying campaign to oppose proposed changes in the taxation of carried interest (i.e., “the promote”) after President Obama’s budget blueprint proposed a 160 percent tax increase on carried interest beginning in 2011—increasing the tax from the current capital gains rate of 15 percent to ordinary income tax rates, which…
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2008 NMHC Annual Report: End of the Ownership Society
NMHC’s 2008 Annual Report, The End of the Ownership Society, examines the current national housing situation as well the housing policies that led to it. 2008 will long be remembered as the year that the easy credit days of the first half of the decade came to a crashing halt. The looming credit crisis quickly…
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Brochure: Your Best Start to Renting Smart: Rent From the Pros
NMHC February 13, 2009 The foreclosure crisis has created new competition for the apartment industry—thousands of houses and condos being rented out by investors who cannot sell their properties and individuals who cannot afford their mortgages. Your best defense against these “shadow” rentals is what the National Multi Housing Council calls the “professional advantage.” Now…
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Smoke-Free Apartments
Santa Monica joined several other cities, many in California, last month by approving a ban on smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential buildings. The law makes it a criminal infraction to smoke in outdoor common areas, including patios, garden and pool areas and parking lots. Victims of secondhand smoke can file a civil action…
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Conditions Remain Cloudy for Apartments
Jan 21, 2009 1:40 PM, By Poonkulali Thangavelu Conditions in the apartment sector continued to be less than favorable, according to the January survey of multifamily industry executives by the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) based in Washington, D.C. However, based on factors such as sales volume, availability of debt and equity funding, the industry…
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Pool Safety Law: CPSC Press Release Outlines Enforcement Strategy
Apartments that offer pools or spas at their properties must comply with new regulations that go into effect on December 19, 2008. Specifically, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act requires firms to install approved anti-entrapment devices. Importantly, firms should note that pools that are closed for the season are not required to…
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Upcoming NMHC Webinar on New Lead-Based Paint Regulations
Dear NMHC Member: Registration is now open for a special webinar NMHC is hosting on newly issued EPA lead-based paint (LBP) regulations. Join us on Friday, November 21 at 1:00 pm (EST) as we convene an expert panel to discuss how these regulations affect your property management staff. Among other things, the regulations require maintenance…