The national housing market for 2023 will likely be remembered as one of converging challenges, especially for the multifamily sector. A recession possibly looming, ballooning interest rates, steady inflation, global instability, and a stri…
It’s no great secret that America is getting older. The birth rate in the U.S. has fallen by more than half since the early 1960s, and the typical life expectancy in the U.S. has increased by around a decade over the same span. Put another …
For many unit owners, there comes a moment when they realize their space needs have changed. For whatever reason, the “perfect” space they chose and invested in years ago no longer works. Maybe their family has grown, and the apartment is s…
According to a new report on multifamily housing in the United States, 41.4% of new housing units authorized across the country as a whole in 2022 were multifamily, marking the highest level since 1985. The report, commissioned by cons…
Amid roiling national and international political upheaval, the prohibitive cost of housing for all but the wealthiest homebuyers in nearly every US market remains a cause for great concern. In an October 15 statement, National Housing Conf…
You’ve probably seen people of all descriptions playing pickleball - a super-adaptable hybrid that uses oversized ping-pong paddles to lob a hollow, perforated plastic ball back and forth over a tennis net. The game is accessible to players…
On Wednesday, June 7, Cooperator Events once again welcomed thousands of board members, managers, building owners, vendors, and condo, co-op, and HOA residents from across the Garden State to the Meadowlands Exposition Center for the Coope…
In his 1971 book Future Shock, author Alvin Toffler describes a society undergoing enormous structural change as a result of technological advancements—and the social stress and disorientation that came with that change. A half century late…
With limited space, neighbors on all sides, and no back (or front) yards, apartment living has always been about the amenities. The newest must-have? Quiet rooms. A direct outgrowth of pandemic-related limitations and peoples’ desperate ne…
The appeal of multifamily living is not just in the hands-off maintenance and shared general expenses that come with living in a co-op, condo, or HOA. It’s also in the sense of community and the on-site offerings that can be shared among ne…