NAA Five, for the Week Ending October 16th, 2026

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NAAHQ // Oct. 16, 2026
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NAA FIVE
A weekly digest of key rental housing news and takeaways
prepared exclusively for NAA’s leadership
 
The Big Picture: Mortgage rates are at their highest level in three years. Boston’s housing market continues to be highly competitive. The affordability crisis is causing many industry challenges.
This week’s top stories
What We're Advocating

Dollar of Rent: This week, NAA released an update to its interactive Dollar of Rent research tool to bring you the most up-to-date data. Here’s what you need to know: 

  • The Big Picture: Elevated operational expenses are outpacing property income across the board. 

  • By The Numbers: Despite misconceptions, the vast majority of rent payments – 89 cents per dollar on the national average – directly supports local communities, provides jobs and covers the essential costs that keep apartments running. 

Learn more about the release and access the interactive tool to track data across 44 states and Washington, D.C., 286 congressional districts and nearly 100 metros.

What We're Saying

NAA Apartmentcast: In the latest episode of the NAA Apartmentcast, NAA’s SVP of NAAEI Pam Weber and Kelli Lea, Senior Regional Manager of Greystar and 2025-2026 President of the NAAEI Board of Directors discuss the future of talent, staffing pressures, burnout and the ways that technology is reshaping how work is getting done. Listen to the episode.  

What We're Doing

Assembly of Delegates: From Nov. 11-13, 2026, the Assembly of Delegates (AOD) will be taking place in Kansas City, Mo. AOD is NAA’s largest business meeting of the year, where all NAA and NAAEI Boards, Committees and Task Forces meet and the new incoming volunteer leadership is installed. Register here. 

What We're Hearing

Housing: "Economists do not predict a housing market crash, but home buying concerns remain as the affordability crisis deepens. The 10-year Treasury yield is reaching quarter-century highs, and mortgage rates are creeping closer to 8%.” (Yahoo!Finance)