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$17M LIHTC Award Fuels $20M Affordable Senior Housing Redevelopment in Reading, PA
A vacant industrial building in downtown Reading will be redeveloped into Cornerstone at 6th & Chestnut, a $20 million affordable housing project for seniors supported by $17 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit funding. Developed by HDC MidAtlantic and Landis...
Purdue University Buys $70 Million Canal Square Apartments for Future Student Housing
Purdue University will purchase the 320-unit Canal Square Apartments in downtown Indianapolis for $70.1 million to expand student housing for its growing campus. The acquisition from Barrett & Stokely Inc., approved by Purdue’s board of trustees, is expected to...
DC Cracks Down on Landlord for Exploiting Housing Voucher Program
The owners and manager of three D.C. apartment complexes agreed to pay $700,000 and change their rental practices to resolve allegations of income-based housing discrimination. The suit alleged Petra Management Group exploited the city’s housing voucher system by...
US Senate Passes Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act to Address Affordability and Supply Challenges
The Senate has passed the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping measure to expand the nation’s housing supply and ease affordability challenges. The bill directs HUD to develop best practices and streamline local housing processes, while incorporating provisions...
Top 5 RFPs in Affordable Housing: October 2025
Top 5 Affordable Housing RFPs of October 2025 Powered by the CivMetrics Affordable Housing RFP Library 5. Chicago Housing Authority Seeks Architect for Robert Brooks Development Issuing Agency: Chicago Housing Authority RFP Description: CHA seeks to...
The Perennial: $150M P3 Affordable Senior Housing Project Breaks Ground in Queens, NY
Construction has begun on The Perennial, a $150 million private-public redevelopment that will deliver 145 affordable senior housing units in Forest Hills, Queens. The team includes Foxy Development, Selfhelp Realty Group, architect Newman Design, structural engineer...
Atlanta Approves $860M Investment for 2,400 Affordable Housing Units
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Invest Atlanta announced board approvals that could create more than 2,400 affordable housing units across 10 of the city’s 12 council districts. The approvals include $860 million in capital investment through bond and inducement...
Student Housing Preleasing Hits 93.7% for 2025–2026 Academic Year
Preleasing in student housing reached 93.7% in August 2025, according to Yardi Matrix, marking a 200-basis-point gain from last year and signaling strong demand heading into the 2025–2026 academic year. Despite this momentum, rent growth is slowing nationwide, with...
Judge Blocks Hoboken, NJ Luxury Rentals Over Affordable Housing Law
A Hudson County judge has ordered three Hoboken luxury apartment buildings to stop leasing market-rate units until they comply with a city law requiring affordable housing. The ruling applies to the VINE, Park+Garden, and Artisan properties, which failed to provide...
Public-Private Deal Brings New Student Housing to University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi has partnered with developer Greystar to build new student housing complexes on its Oxford campus after years of dorm shortage. Two projects are already planned at the former Kincannon Hall site and on West Row, together adding about...
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