NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Winners 2023
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Pillars of the Industry award winners are in. Yield Pro is honored to present the nation’s best. Best...
Publisher’s note: The measure of all things
“Man is the measure of all things,” wrote Greek philosopher Protagoras two and a half millennial ago. While a simple notion, it’s important to...
INFOGRAPHIC: Going nuclear
1980 90 percent of uranium used in the U.S. was produced domestically 2021 5 percent of uranium used in the U.S. was produced domestically 55 nuclear power plants...
INFOGRAPHIC: Grinding housing into votes
download pdf Landlords rarely escape the machinations of politics. Just how far will tinkering with free markets go this election cycle? In an election-year effort to...
INFOGRAPHIC: The era of fiscal excess
download pdf Lockdowns were the beginning of the end of office space as we’ve known it for over four decades. Work from home spurred vacancies...
INFOGRAPHIC: The White House issues national rent control plan
download pdf The new cap on annual rent increases will apply to a million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) apartments according to The Washington Post. 2020...
2024 could be the year of the distressed deal
Investors are finally starting to take advantage of distress in the multifamily sector, even though the huge wave of distress pundits predicted last year...
Is the U.S. dollar finished?
In August 2005, a little-known financial analyst named Richard Bove issued an eight-page report for Punk, Ziegel, and Company, a boutique investment bank based...
PropTech scales up
Revolutionary technologies adopted during the pandemic are becoming standard in the multifamily industry. Technologies that property managers rushed to implement during COVID are now part...
LEED’s bold green overhaul
After more than 10 years, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is putting out a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating...
Blackstone making $10 billion multifamily purchase
Acquisition of AIR Communities is Blackstone’s largest transaction in the multifamily market. Blackstone has agreed to acquire an owner of upscale apartment buildings for about...
What to consider when buying property management software
Operating an apartment community is nearly impossible without the help of property management software. Choosing the right property management software is essential. With the property...
Happier, more connected neighborhoods
A salve for America’s loneliness epidemic could exist right in front of its homes. Front yards are a staple of many American neighborhoods. Lush plantings,...
Courts issue DEI training decision
A federal court in March issued a decision impacting the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legal landscape. The case demonstrates the rapidly evolving state...
Behind DEI’s rise and fall
Diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, was the hot thing in corporate America a few years ago. Now: not so much. Why it matters: The...
7 student housing property management strategies
With its high turnover rate and steady demand, the student housing market remains a lucrative niche within the real estate industry. Student housing properties come...
The character trait of competence
When most people think of character, there is a list of attributes or “traits” that comes readily to mind. Some of the more common...
Apartment deals offering risk premiums again
In 2021 and 2022 it didn’t matter what vintage you bought as there was no cap rate premium. As the first quarter of 2024 was...
Increasing numbers of Gen Z have no income
An increasing number of young adults ages 18-24 are not working and have no income, according to a recent study. The research by the...
“Desire paths” and the problem with central planning
I recently attended the Austrian Economics Research Conference, which is held annually at the Mises Institute on the campus of Auburn University. After an inspiring...
Industry leaders response to State of the Union address
NMHC urges lawmakers at all levels of government to enact policies and programs that will expand housing supply, which experts agree is the solution...
Why is California behind Texas and other states in curbing homelessness?
Homelessness is surging nationwide. Homelessness rates rose an astonishing 15 percent on average in major cities last year. It seems like the rest of...
