Charging into the future
The electric vehicle charger, product of the transportation revolution, is an amenity residents are requesting in ever-greater numbers.
Three companies that provide those chargers to multifamily—SemaConnect, ChargePoint, Inc., and EverCharge—all operate under different business models,...
Fair housing demystified
When she was 14, she became friends with Ruby, a black girl, who worked in her aunt’s hair salon in McKinney, Texas, and had many conversations with her about how the black kids were...
Renters renew at record levels
More apartment renters than ever are choosing to renew leases in the same unit, even as rents jump amidst rapid inflation. At the same time, market-rate renter incomes continue to soar—helping push up affordability...
Man on a multifamily mission
Considine has held a variety of leadership positions in the business and political arenas and continues to run several companies, while still devoting time to philanthropic activities.
He was drawn to the multifamily industry while...
Be fearless.
NAA and NMHC are just around the corner. Deals are sprouting up everywhere and companies are changing, evolving and thriving in the world of apartments.
And within the hustle and bustle of this crazy wonderful...
Office politics is just influence by another name
Or maybe you take a slightly less offensive view of office politics and see it as controlling agendas, building covert alliances, protecting access to key leaders, and holding “meetings before the meeting.” No matter...
The sinister side of big data
But there is also a growing awareness that important concerns have to be addressed if these hopes are to be realized. If the four V’s —volume, velocity, variety and verification —define what big data...
Land of the free. Home of the brave.
It then describes the qualifications to become a member of our nation's military elite: "a focused, agile mind, astute awareness, physical toughness. That's what it takes to be part of the Army Special Forces."
Within...
A towering trend of supertall buildings
On a clear day, Tal Alexander can see for nine miles all the way to LaGuardia Airport from his apartment at Manhattan’s 432 Park Avenue, the tallest residential-only tower in the world, at 1,396...
Top multifamily operators band together, plan massive investment in real estate tech
The companies have invested $108 million in the fund, Real Estate Technology Ventures I, which will be used to invest in “disruptive real estate technology companies” in the multifamily industry.
According to the companies, the...
The laws of human nature
Andy, a ‘Bama boy, lost his mother to cancer and his father in a car wreck shortly thereafter at the age of 19. He spent the next months homeless and wandering.
Certainly, early and profound...
The case for multifamily investment
Over the last three decades, apartments have become a desired asset class among both domestic and foreign real estate investors because of their strong returns coupled with relatively low risk. However, shifting market dynamics,...
Power play
The 2016 election upended Capitol Hill. Leading up to November 8, the presiding view was that Democrats stood a strong chance of taking the Senate while the House was expected to remain Republican, but...
Trends 2015: What’s hot and what’s not
“The top trend in multifamily design in 2015 is high rise,” Mark Humphreys, CEO and founder of Dallas-based Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P., said in mid-December.
Over the past two years, Humphreys & Partners Architects...
Sares Regis expands portfolio
The new acquisitions total 300 apartments in Portland and North County San Diego, and for a portfolio of eight properties totaling 1,220 apartments out of the fund formed last year. The fund was initially...
