Staying the night or the year?
"Great cities of the country are usually led by people living and coming downtown on a 24-hour basis, so we at HRI are glad to be a part of a renaissance in downtown Dallas,"...
Rent-controlled residents not markedly different
“Rent-stabilized tenants are paying more than 30 percent of the incomes on rent,” said Harvey Epstein, a tenant member of the city’s rent-setting Rent Guidelines Board, at a recent meeting. “That ain’t right. The...
When the national population leads, the local population disappears
Not counting the District of Columbia with a population density of 11,535 people per square mile (p/mi2) while the smallest area in the country, the densest state by population is New Jersey with a...
A visionary’s life
The architectural community lost a giant of the industry when Mark Humphreys died last month. The founder of the nation’s largest multifamily-focused architectural firm died on January 3. He was 67.
Humphreys was a visionary...
Bring the best of America into your business
This staggering rate of attrition costs employers a great deal of money, and makes it a constant challenge to find qualified, reliable people to hire for leasing positions such as managers, maintenance techs and...
Let the good times roll
The multifamily sector, especially rental apartment buildings, has been playing a hot hand in 2014 as it demonstrated sustained underlying strength.
Even as new apartment construction levels hit the highest monthly construction pace since the...
A credit score that tracks rent payments
The new report also includes any property tax liens and whether you've fallen behind on your homeowner's association dues. It may reflect that you now owe more than your house is worth or if...
Time is on our side
As a younger self, I watched mere mortals struggle against the will of the "Old Man" with a child's curiosity. Here I learned a simple truth. Quiet observation and analysis informs future events.
If you...
Small businesses, larger corporations drift apart
Apartments are small business
There are 30,748,033 small business in the U.S. according to the Small Business Association. Small businesses are defined as less than 500 employees. Ninety-nine percent of U.S. businesses are small businesses...
Jumping from planes
I know this because he told us at the recent Mortgage Bankers Association conference in San Diego. He had just had his second hip replaced, but you couldn't tell it. No matter what you...
Regaining our power of persuasion
I’m just back from the Balkans. It takes traveling to the genesis of the word balkanize to understand true division. To the naked eye, these people appear quite similar. Looks can be deceiving and...
The great setting of expectations
Good customer service begins with onboarding. Studies have shown that residents who are satisfied at move-in tend to remain satisfied through renewal and those who are unsatisfied tend not to renew.
But resident onboarding is...
Great Scott!
It also may have been planned perfectly that MRI Software, headquartered in Solon, Ohio, concluded its International Users Conference on October 21, 2015, a fitting end to a dynamic event for this 44-year-old company...
The work in hand
The rapid advance of cyber technology is rendering what was new yesterday old hat tomorrow. Internet listing services that were cutting edge a decade ago are considered outdated as potential renters go directly to...
Alliance fires it up
The company's fee management business is keeping pace with its development growth, closing out 2012 at 58,000 units.
"Today we are at 68,000 units, so we already have seen an ongoing movement and our target...
