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The survey revealed a number of misconceptions that exist in the industry about senior residents. The results are valuable because they will identify for industry professionals exactly who these active adults are, what they...

Apartment Professional catches up with Donald Trump: AP: Why real estate? TRUMP: My father was a developer and I learned to love the business by being around it as a child. Going to construction sites always...

Why did Charles Darwin pursue the radical idea of evolution when other scientists of the 1870s such as Louis Agassiz rejected it? Could it be that Darwin was the fifth of six children, while...

Much has been made of the recent proposal by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to modify the current, virtually unlimited mortgage interest deductions available to homeowners. The NAHB, The National Association...

The wicked spikes of global oil prices affect the MF industry in a number of direct and indirect ways. Here's a look at some of the increased costs property managers face and what they...

Amid costly clean-up efforts in the waterlogged Gulf Coast region, many multifamily owners have shifted thoughts to building rehab or high-priced new construction. Others plan to gather insurance money and relocate. Many pesky factors complicate...

Those wishing to paint the town red, put on the red light, or simply get the red out, should probably check with Maria Pietroforte. "When it comes to advertising, we own the color red," she...

The growing university housing market proves lucrative for savvy developers who keep up with the evolving needs of students. AP looks at three management firms who are doing their homework. Students today expect certain technological...

Credit card companies tout the convenience and cost savings of recurring electronic rent payments for property managers. Here's why they should charge ahead... but carefully. Property managers can lower monthly administrative costs and guarantee more...

What do Johns Hopkins' serious-minded students want in the way of off-campus housing? JHU off-campus coordinator Mireille Miller will tell you there's almost no way to predict their needs. Students seem to change their...

Each year, the D.C.-based Student Housing Conference helps senior execs avoid mistakes -- and fire up profits -- in the sizzling student housing niche. At the event, sponsored by the National Multi Housing Council, pros...

In what has become a media market increasingly cluttered with fishing poles, today's multifamily advertising agencies have to be more creative than ever to effectively catch renters. With that in mind, AP talked to...

As luxury multifamily housing development goes, call 80 South Street the high, high end. Last year, the design world buzzed with the conceptual renderings of renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. His first ever residential project,...

With energy costs on the rise, apartment owners could save thousands of dollars each year by retrofitting laundry rooms with energy-efficient equipment. A new study -- commissioned by the state of Wisconsin and conducted by...

Southern California Community Targets Creative Minds. Only in Burbank? Why not. The Southern California suburb has gradually filled with writers, actors, makeup artists, editors, cinematographers, EPs, DPs, gaps, grips and other creative types over the last few...