When you can’t turn it off
Psychologists, demographers and others say we pass over time off for many reasons--everything from an entrenched Puritan work ethic to fear of being seen as reckless slackers relaxing while the economy burns to simply...
The moral economy
But despite the politicians' rhetoric, it is not hard to understand why America is in trouble. First, there has been too much madcap real estate speculation. In recent years, housing prices were driven sky-high on...
Sailing uncharted seas
The UCLA Anderson Forecast calls for a near-miss recession, nationally and in the nation's top performing West Coast markets, driven to the brink by the ailing single-family housing market and anemic job growth, but...
The power of perspective
The story then backs up on itself. The scene is played again, she doesn't drop her keys, and makes the train. The plot then splits into two parallel stories: all from a point of dissection...
HUD probe heats up
Jackson survived that investigation, but now faces a new one stemming from the same forceful style that got him in trouble the first time. The FBI and the department's internal watchdog are examining Jackson's ties...
Dealing with renters after foreclosure
As property managers get caught up in trying to fill units, many communities are changing their resident screening criteria to accommodate former homeowners who have fallen on hard financial times. Communities are isolating mortgage...
Workforce housing boosts multifamily sector
In fact, workers are often priced out of both for-sale and new apartment markets in cities with robust urban cores. The continuing demand for workforce housing--market-rate housing developments in urban and infill areas, with prices...
Moving to higher ground
The company that owns, manages or is a joint venture partner in 97 apartment communities consisting of a total of 19,805 units located in the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast, doesn't quite make...
Ancillary income delivers clear picture on profit
Under the darker than expected shadow of unsold condos and single- family homes coming back as rentals, two of the country's largest apartment REITs have lowered full-year earnings guidance from the sunny predictions at...
Communidad de Ensueno
That statement launched Cisneros' presentation during a symposium in San Antonio in December 2004, sponsored by Freddie Mac Corporation, that focused on the growth of the Latino community in this country that is fueled...
Blending in. Moving up.
Despite claims to the contrary, census data show that most Latino immigrants learn and speak English quite well. Only about 2.5 percent of American residents speak Spanish but not English. The majority of residents...
Rolling in the dough
"Everything we do here will most likely be mixed use in some form, typically with retail and residential as components," said Senior Vice President of Development Kerry Nicholson, who heads up Legacy Partners-- development...
Queen City rules
"From an investor's standpoint, I think both Charlotte and Raleigh have come of age. They have matured from being viewed as secondary markets by a lot of big institutional sources to being considered core...
Song of the south
Atlanta-based Lane Company, which opened an office in the Queen City six months ago, is hoping to start around 1,000 rental units in five communities next year in and around Charlotte and the Triangle...
Bringing down the gavel
But opportunities present themselves in all times and these days residential auction companies are seeing growing demand for their services. A few years ago, when buyers camped outside yet-to-be-built home and condo projects hoping to...
