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The FCC's 2005 policy commits: To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nation of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice. Consumers are...

Which is more expensive to start up? While outsourced contact centers face the same startup investments that you would (all of which they pass along to you), hiring an outside firm allows you to defer...

Replacing or updating your signage makes a huge impact on potential residents that drive by your property everyday and those who are destination bound. Signage is the only component of your marketing that is...

"Simple and boring is the new exciting," BMO Capital Markets analyst Rich Anderson wrote in a June report on the middle-market REIT that online investment blog REIT Wrecks pegs as this year's high achiever...

I found the chirping crickets a curious sound effect after Carvey gushingly asked, "how about that President Obama?" I'm thinking the audience probably just didn't hear the question. I must have missed the Barney Frank...

Social networking has long been part of civilization's landscape. While it's taken various forms in recent times, we've all navigated to restaurants or other retail establishments where we've become familiar patrons, recognized and acknowledged by...

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) attached an amendment that would allow the federal government to prematurely force apartment properties into bankruptcy and then sell them at a lower price to an entity that agrees to...

"On the brighter side, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is performing ahead of expectations. The area has the lowest unemployment rate and the most favorable job outlook of any AvalonBay market," Leo Horey, VP...

"We have a slogan around here as it relates to cash flow. We say, 'Cash is not king. Cash is the dictator in this economy,'" said Kevin Sheehan, The Bainbridge Companies' president of property...

By feeding its hungry, honoring its heroes, beautifying its landscape, supporting local artists and offering discounts to those who teach the children and keep the community safe, the company that owns and operates 146,000...

He named Rick Graf as successor president of the company last July, re-centering Pinnacle's operations in Dallas, where he believes access to industry talent is greater than in the Pacific Northwest. Graf, who joined...

One conventional source is a ground lease, which offers developers long-term possession of a site without the up-front costs associated with purchase. Abode Communities is in pre-construction planning on two joint-use projects slated to...

Some, like Maine's recently enacted state historic tax credit program, are new facilities. Others, like U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development's (RD) Multi-family Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program (MPR), have been around for decades. The MPR...

"Multifamily has become commoditized," says Hiro Isogai, principal of WDG Interior Architecture of Washington, D.C. "Market pressures have caused developers and designers to make cost-based decisions in developing apartment space. Such sacrifice usually affects...

"In the U.S., buildings consume 65 percent of the electricity and create 30 percent of the greenhouse gasses," said Jed Lowry, director of capital planning for CAS Financial Advisor Services. "Owners want to do...