With days to go before the end of a nationwide eviction moratorium, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended the federal order until June 30. The previous extension was due to expire at the end of March, which was already an amendment to the...

With eviction moratoriums extended in many states, countless multifamily owners have been left at a loss about how to keep up with their own financial commitments. Luckily, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has extended multifamily property forbearance until Ju......

While campaigning for office, President Joe Biden proposed numerous tax law changes that, if enacted, would have significant impacts on the multifamily industry. The biggest potential change is the end of 1031 exchanges,...  As we head into March, taxes are top...

With retail and hospitality industries in a perpetual state of uncertainty since the global pandemic started in 2020, real estate investors have been drawn to multifamily properties. There is particular excitement about properties in areas outside of major metros,...

Electricity Nationwide, property owners should expect across-the-board ongoing utility increases, with some jurisdictions expected to see double-digit rate hikes. According to a survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the residential electricity price...

Renters fled from the most expensive cities in droves after the coronavirus pandemic began in the spring of 2020, in some states remote work continued into the following year and those who were able continued to leave major cities in search of more square footage,...

“As a technology company that serves the multifamily market, we often run across other unique and innovative firms that also use smart systems to make running an apartment building or community easier. We’d like to highlight a few of these cutting-edge businesses” –...

Here We Go Again It may be 2020 but it’s starting to feel like 2018 all over again. A big election is looming and tenant advocates are once again bringing a rent control measure to the California ballot.  It’s beginning to seem like a game of Whack-a-Mole: just...

At Livable we provide utility management and cost recovery solutions for commercial and residential properties. Although you can't regulate the rates, you can take steps to keep costs at a minimum. In the fall of 2020, over 7 million in California were filing jobless...

At Livable we provide a Ratio Utility Billing System designed to help reduce your environmental footprint while generating revenue for your property. You may have started a conservation program in your properties, let the Livable team further your savings and teach...