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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...

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-...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

For the past few years, the focus of the multifamily industry has been riveted upon "high-barrier-to-entry" markets, primarily metro markets in sunshine states such as California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona or cities along the...

Whether in the planning stages or built over the past few decades, sports stadiums are expected to generate vibrant mixed-use districts that include offices, retail, eateries and entertainment, and lots of multifamily housing going...

The ugly had its way with the sub-prime mortgage market early this year, when many of that sector's loans began to go sour. The real estate industry started to feel the full-squeeze effects of...

"You're already home," is the message Village Green Cos. hopes to convey as soon as prospective residents enter one of the company's rental communities, and the landscape that greets the potential renters is key...

The recent release of the iPhone along with the increased availability of WiFi is beginning to press the acceptance of mobile marketing campaigns. The latest to enter the mobile arena is the new iPod....

Welcome the next generation of apartment marketing and leasing where integrated, smart systems merge Internet technologies with telecommunications. Get ready, because our professions will never be the same and its happening right now. Communities are...