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Longevity with one company has had its advantages. "I've actually been able to learn from other peoples mistakes. I have been watching property management from the circumference for many, many years and, in doing...

The trend began in 2009, when a few distressed condo assets were snapped up by REITs and well-capitalized privates with balance sheets and/or equity partners that allowed them to close all-cash deals quickly. Essex Property...

"Clearwater ghost comes back to life," a local business journal declared above a story about Concierge Asset Management's purchase at the beginning of July of a long-dark condo tower in the economically troubled city...

Butz and Lamb plan to own the assets they acquire and build with their investment partners for a long time, in the neighborhood of seven to 10 years. "That's not to say we won't...

He's spot-on since Obama's progressive pottage has left us with a sluggish economy, unemployment over 9 percent and a 14.3 percent poverty rate—more poor people than we have had in a half-century. Our economy suffers...

Land is sacred in Hawaii. And, going vertical makes perfect sense on an island where real estate is in finite supply. The success of the pre-sales at Pacifica Honolulu, where a ground blessing ceremony...

In previous decades, the Great Depression inalterably shaped its own generation. It haunted my grandparents, and determined how they would work and save the rest of their lives. How will the past two years impact...

Although on-campus housing likely will remain a necessity, recent research by the National Multi Housing Council suggests that college students actually elect to live off campus in apartment communities replete with social gathering spaces,...

Today, student housing is a bright spot in an otherwise gray multihousing landscape. It is one of the fastest growing asset classes and boasts the highest market-driven net operating income. While development starts of...

"It's a little different right now, but it's a pretty good dream," Oliver said of the firm he and McMillan launched in 1978, now underway on nearly $1 billion in development, despite the economic...

"Everything else is moving at the speed of light, why isn't the paper?" That question, asked by Debra Radice, managing director of Texas-based SyndicIT Services Corporation, was the catalyst for creation of a new...

Until now, affordable, green and rental housing haven't always gone hand in hand. With the opening of the first and only affordable apartments in the East Rancho Dominguez redevelopment area, eco-friendly housing no longer...

And it was conscientious adherence to those goals that won OliverMcMillan's Hazard Center Revitalization plan—the prototype of that City of Villages concept—the almost unheard-of unanimous approval of both San Diego's planning commission in March...

The Federal Reserve recently concluded that the "economic outlook had softened somewhat" and now predicts that the economy will grow between 3 percent and 3.5 percent this year, down from its prior forecast of...

Sometimes, despite good management, leasing results fall short. This may reflect such things as seasonality, weather, the local economy, or other factors beyond a manager's control. How do you effectively convey this information to...