Multifamily’s great reno invasion
Among those speakers was Chip Gaines, who recounted his experience doing facelifts on single-family homes in Waco, Texas, during his presentation at the conference. Chip, who shares the spotlight with his wife Joanna on...
Pillars 2012: and the winners are…
The vast majority of those recognized for excellence in multifamily development in the contest many consider the Oscars of the apartment industry are located in markets that are among the top 25 metro areas...
Shores: A love story
The love story began in 1955, when Epstein was first approached by then Los Angeles County Supervisor Burton Chase to assist in the planning for the creation of Marina del Rey, soon to become...
Rent control renaissance
Failed attempts to implement rent control remind us there is really only one way to lower housing prices when there is a shortage: build more housing.
If one needed any more proof that rent control...
Legacy builder
Rick Graf believes in good, old fashioned hard work. “If you work hard, you will get ahead and, if you are smart and stay out of trouble and do the right thing, you will...
Star bright, starlight
Today, the Washington, D.C. firm is largely accepted as the reigning online provider of commercial real estate (CRE) data and related services for every sector—retail, office, industrial, farm property, raw land, small businesses and,...
The great migration
The future of the apartment industry looks bright. Demand for rental homes is strong, rent growth has returned to pre-pandemic levels and renters who fled major cities in 2020 are showing renewed interest in...
Market smarts
Good data lies at the heart of every successful operation, but data, in itself, is just the proverbial stack of lumber. Without an understanding, or a plan for construction, it has no context and...
Multifamily to multi-billions
Donald Trump was born and raised in multifamily. His father, Fred Trump, was the largest middle-income apartment builder and owner in New York state. Today The Donald is the world's most famous multifamily professional.
With...
Risky business pays off
And, they’re expecting equally satisfying results from communities underway and in their pipelines.
Equity Residential
“There is absolutely no doubt that we continue to enjoy very strong apartment demand across our core markets,” said Equity Residential...
Gap Widening
Internet-based tools are all the rage in driving property performance.
In the initial stages of internet development, most apartment firms treated the Internet as a novelty then progressed to viewing it as a commodity to...
The incredible disappearing tradesmen
Construction costs rose eight percent from 2011 to 2013, with another four percent boost expected by 2015. While commodity prices have gone up, the cost increases having the most affect on multifamily are largely...
RealPage Goes for the Gold
In Colorado, RealPage CEO Steve Winn shows clients new tools for reaching higher levels of performance.
The greatest athletes in the world all strive for one thing: peak performance. To accomplish this, they employ the...
The big deal
The CEOs of Memphis-based Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) and Birmingham-based Colonial Properties Trust, respectively, believed their companies combined would be better than two standalone entities.
So, on Oct. 1, after 20 years as friendly...
