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While Bolton is seeing little change in pricing in Phoenix today, he is seeing a change in the way deals are structured. "The fact that condo converters are out of the equation hasn't really...

Imagine walking into a supermarket without a pre-determined list of brand choices. You could spend countless hours deciding between ten different laundry detergents or a dozen different paper towels. Instead, shopping is efficient and...

We can hardly turn on the television or stand in a supermarket line without seeing his face on the screen or the cover of a magazine. But how much of Trump's success can be attributed...

Some began converting their own properties and a few even built new for-sale product. The profits rolled in. While the condo craze may be over for now, most of these companies have no plans...

Because they are not traded on the national stock exchanges, private REITs do not have to answer to the SEC. They are not burdened by SEC regulations and the reporting and disclosure expense that...

Since relocating its headquarters from Carlsbad, Calif., to San Juan Capistrano early this year, TPG bought an apartment property in San Diego and is progressing toward entitlements on a development in the Ontario sub-market...

Campbell soup, Coca-Cola, Juicy Fruit gum, Aunt Jemima and Quaker Oats were among the first products to be branded. But the multifamily world didn't get into the trademark game until the latter part of...

The country's fourth largest apartment REIT, known as United Dominion Realty Trust for the past 35 years, recently underwent such an image metamorphosis, shortening its name to UDR, Inc., and discarding its somewhat outdated...

"Owners and developers are conditioned to think of development sites as flat surfaces and development lots are instinctively viewed as the two-dimensional surfaces of land visually representing a potential development parcel. Once a parcel...

It's most uncommon for a project to gain an immediate clear majority of Pillars of the Industry judges' votes. Usually, winners are lined up and the judges pick their favorites, in this case the...

I'm not surprised that the size of the Archstone-Smith deal did not hinder the transaction, because, as we saw with the Blackstone acquisition of Equity Office Properties (EOP), size is no longer an issue. We've...

For this reason alone, it is important to know what it means to podcast, blog or video chat. But just knowing the vernacular is not enough. Sure, it's important to speak the language of today's...

The multifamily industry has been an important part of the 65-year- old National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) for decades. Since 1981, NAHB Multifamily has served as one of the voices of the industry. But...

The REIT still has around 20 squares to go before crossing the finish line. The Lexford sale that included mostly single-story garden-style communities with almost no amenities, totaling 27,115 apartments in 289 assets in...

Much of the recent activity occurred in the Sunbelt, where considerable job growth is taking place, but Berwind Property Group (BPG) recently took down 22 assets in the slow-but-steady Philadelphia suburbs, right in the...