Back to basics
Over the years since George Lane founded the multifamily company in Atlanta, its platform has grown to include development, investment, asset and property management, renovation and construction of a wide variety of apartments, condos...
Bullish to balanced
Demand for apartments still outpaces supply, vacancies are at their lowest point in years, rents continue to rise faster than inflation and apartments remain the investor-favored property type in today's low-interest-rate environment, all leading...
When Irish eyes are smiling
I shake my head in agreement because no one can win against the Irish drinking song argument. It's just one of those life-truths.
In fact, I hear Irish drinking songs every time I open a...
Large-scale investors push boom in single-family home rentals
Could they provide a form of safe harbor or sanctuary for thousands of families who were displaced by financial difficulties from their previous homes through foreclosures or short sales?
A new national study suggests that...
The envelope, please…
"These finalists not only survived the bad times, but also produced fine work and should be commended," said Charles R. Brindell, Jr., chair of NAHB's Multifamily Leadership Board, CEO of Mill Creek Residential Trust...
The weary world rejoices
And in despair I bowed my head:
There is no peace on earth, I said,
For hate is strong, and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1864
written during the Civil...
Disparate impact: judging by the color of their skin
The question before the court was: Can you be found guilty of racial discrimination if you never engaged in policies that had any intent to discriminate?
Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity lays...
The soul of success
From the tales of his tirades, it sounds like he missed his yoga class. Go figure. Even the laid-back, button-down Californians are stressed these days.
That, and it may continue to be open season on...
In it to win it
Honoring the historic nature of their surroundings while giving them facelifts, from mixed-use to student housing, the vast majority of those recognized for excellence in multifamily development sought to increase connectivity between urban neighborhoods,...
Craigslist sues site that makes its apartment listings easier to find
In the lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court, Craigslist charges PadMapper with copyright infringement, breach of contract, trademark infringement, and unfair competition, among others. The lawsuit also names 3Taps, a San Francisco...
Rentals grow more scarce, driving rents up
The rental vacancy rate, or the share of units that are empty and available for rent, fell 0.5 percentage point in 2013 to 8.2 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, the...
Multifamily builder, developer confidence index rises in Q2
According to the latest Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), confidence in the market for new multifamily housing increased in the second quarter, however, it still remains...
Made in America holidays
I was mesmerized. I opened and closed the book, slowly, gently, considering the long and arduous process required to publish a book back then. I thought about the person who read it first. I...
Fire the customer
Obviously, any business would like to be "better" according to its customers' preferences. And eventually, someone inevitably says: "Why don't we just ask the customers what they want?" But the idea that customer input...
The case for optimism
Clarity of purpose guides the path forward in every time and every place. Whether in life, business or country, we will be neither the first, nor the last, to face adversity. Whether we despair...
