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High-tech firms usually take one of two paths to sustained growth: develop innovative solutions not available on the market or acquire firms who have developed those solutions. Cincinnati-based Domin-8 Enterprise Solutions™, a provider of property...

For forty years, the multihousing industry has been a proactive agent of fair housing law. After all, it was charged with a lead roll in making this significant change in the American landscape. Nationally...

HOUSTON The Finger Cos. is planning to build a 37-story apartment tower on land crowning the city's new downtown park -- the first residential tower in this area in decades. Construction is expected to...

Multihousing professionals were relieved when a bill was recently defeated in the Southern California city of San Bernadino. The Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance proposed criminal penalties for apartment owners found to be renting...

While the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower seems to have grabbed all the headlines, the deal involving state and city agencies and developer Larry Silverstein, also paved the way for a solid residential element at Ground...

Illegal immigration into the United States has sparked heated debate in Congress, roiled the two main political parties, and prompted hundreds of thousands of immigrant supporters to take to the streets recently in peaceful...

Five years ago, the effectiveness of online versus print advertising in the multihousing industry was still unclear. Many renters' use of the Internet was hampered by the lack of high speed access necessary to...

I recently saw the motion picture Titanic, again. Since I already knew the ending, it allowed me to take in individual scenes with fuller meaning and definition. One of those scenes was the moment when...

In 2004, multihousing ushered in an unlikely newcomer to its playing field: eBay. The Internet auction site first purchased 25% of the online classifieds/chat site, Craigslist.com. The $10 million site has long been used by...

Cell phones have rapidly become part of the American convention. Nearly 65% of the population already subscribe and usage continues to grow. We have seamlessly adapted to the convenience of being reachable 24/7, as...

According to David Schwehm of Time Warner Connect, information technology continues to impact multifamily buildings. "Owners are embracing new information technologies like never before and they are future-proofing their buildings, examining all the products...

The landlord selected an apartment for the prospect, that is, as soon as the results of the leasing application and credit screening were deemed acceptable. An obedient tenant could sit and wait for the...

Most analyses of the multifamily market present the view from developers, owners and managers on the state of the industry and their respective portfolios. The investor view of the market is equally important, if...

Louis "Louie" Dubin is president and CEO of The Athena Group, a privately-held real estate investment company he founded in 1993. The Taubman family (patriarch A. Alfred Taubman, founder of the Taubman Centers) has been an...

MHP According to MHP's rankings, in 2005 AvalonBay (NYSE: AVB) posted the highest one-year return of any apartment REIT. Then, in March your company issued the highest dividend in its history as a REIT....