Rent control laws seize New York apartments
Last ditch attempts by real estate developers to thwart final approval of rent control legislation was just too late, reported the New York Times.
“There...
That which makes life worth living
The above words are those of T.S. Eliot. He’s not referring to wealth, liberty or even experience. What makes life worth living in the...
Ben Carson takes aim at red tape blamed for soaring housing costs
“Our country is facing serious housing affordability challenges,” Carson said. “Too many families can’t afford a home mortgage, and too many Americans face high...
Airbnb loses huge battle
The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit is a setback for the home-sharing platforms in their effort to avoid regulation by...
When the national population leads, the local population disappears
Not counting the District of Columbia with a population density of 11,535 people per square mile (p/mi2) while the smallest area in the country,...
The rights glut
I was asked recently whether I thought same-sex parents had the “right” to adopt. I said that I didn’t think anyone had a “right”...
Infographic: The business of space and stuff
Apartment operators lease livable space. Some of that space houses residents. But occupancy also means sheltering a resident’s stuff. And renters have a lot...
Regulating big tech: Is a day of reckoning coming?
The Justice Department is said to be planning an antitrust investigation into Google. Recently, the House Judiciary Committee launched its own antitrust probe. Last...
Lennar builds multifamily division
LMC is the sixth-largest apartment developer in the U.S., according to the National Multifamily Housing Council. Its parent company, Lennar is the second-largest homebuilder,...
Why every company needs a chief experience officer
CX has become the new marketing. It influences brand perceptions and impacts business performance just as strongly as traditional marketing such as media advertising...
L.A. mayor takes full responsibility for city’s rise in homelessness
The number of unhoused people living within city limits now stands at 36,300—and 75 percent are unsheltered.
With homelessness up 58 percent on his watch,...
Infographic: Is convenience a fair trade for privacy?
Is convenience a fair trade for privacy?
What level of market share constitutes a monopoly, effectively obstructing free market competition?
Driver’s licenses, passports, mugshots—are searched using...
Infographic: Tornado tumult
Tornado tumult Tornado count through May 2019. The total annual average is 743. This 2-year trend follows a lull in tornado activity stretching back...
Infographic: The Big Squeeze
It’s hard, even impossible, to resist the siren of the algorithm. The lure of big tech and its promise to improve apartment operations only...
ESAs in rental apartments
The assistance animal is not a pet according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
There are only two questions that HUD...
The dark side of ESAs
An increasing number of people have been falsely claiming that their pets are service animals so that they can take them to public places....
The mindless society: Critical thinking as a lost commodity
Our society is mindless. It shows in our priorities, how entertainment rules us, and the fact that Hollywood is our biggest name. It shows...
Bridge over troubled waters
The National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 also delivered several key victories to NMHC and NAA members who have lobbied for a...
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and renewal of Tax Provisions on energy efficiency
NMHC and NAA strongly support the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and signed onto a recent coalition letter that signals support for the Act....
Create a growth culture, not a performance-obsessed one
It’s no wonder that so many C-Suite leaders are focused on how to build higher performance cultures. The irony, we’ve found, is that building...
Why every company needs to think like an entertainment company
Time spent on traditional media is in decline, and consumer attention is getting harder to win and keep. Content needs to be more and...
NMHC launches new website
Across the country, many state and local elected officials are working to develop housing policies intended to address housing affordability challenges. Unfortunately, some of...
President Trump’s immigration plan
The President’s plan has two parts.
First, it recognizes that full border security is the bedrock of any functioning immigration system and proposes functional, operational,...
Beyond resilience: Toward antifragile urbanism
The term was coined by the Lebanese-American author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a rather colorful, sometimes controversial theorist and author who became prominent for his...
Cincinnati multifamily operator gives $50M for hospital ships
Fath, who owns apartment complexes in Greater Cincinnati as well as a minority interest in the Cincinnati Reds, said he was struck by the...
The one issue every economist can agree is bad: Rent control
But there are a few questions where there’s near unanimity, and rent control is one of them. Pretty much every economist agrees that rent...