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...
It’s done.
The September closing of the acquisition of 16,784 apartments in 86 market-rate communities by a joint venture of Morgan Properties and AIG Global Real Estate from Kushner Companies for $1.9 billion was somewhat anticlimactic,...
That’s a wrap
Printed in full color on vinyl and adhered to the entire bus, a full bus wrap is a message on the move that attracts attention. As buses slowly cruise city streets, messages are viewed...
Living in the aftermath
The cause of several of the wildfires in San Diego likely was power line sparks and/or power lines downed by high-winds, but an investigation still is underway. One fire was started when a semi-...
Managing emotions in the workplace
Their negativity can contaminate even good news. "We engage in emotional contagion," says Sigal Barsade, a professor at at Wharton who studies the influence of emotions on the workplace. "Emotions travel from person to...
Following the sun
The areas that can expect the largest drop in population, or a slow- down in their rate of growth, are mostly in the Northeast, Mid- Atlantic and Midwest. "Americans are rapidly leaving cold, damp,...
NMHC responds to Bush bailout proposal
Now we are seeing the consequences of that misguided policy. For years, we and others have been predicting this meltdown. We have been warning policy makers that pushing home-ownership so aggressively could be disastrous...
Sam Zell: Credit crisis not that bad
In a recent lecture at Wharton School of Business, moderated by real estate professor Peter Linneman, the Chicago-based investor said current markets are spooked by problems with U.S. subprime lending. However, they still have...
Tech Tonic
Twenty years ago, the multihousing scene was a very different place. I say this because I know. Newspaper ads and rental guides. Occupancy rates and Excel sheets. Doing your homework and pulling the last possible...
Under the microscope
"Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams claims that the annual performance review is "one of the most frightening and degrading experiences in every employee's life." The good news: It doesn't have to be that way. Delivering...
Leasing of the future
Forward by Linda Hoffman Back in the day, many tried to key in on the future of the Internet and its vast potential for advancing apartment ROI and operational margins. Most pioneers paid dearly with...
