When buying a property goes very wrong
The only pre-demolition notice went to the former owner who lost the building to the city 18 years earlier in a tax sale. The city apparently forgot it sold the property to the Garretts,...
IWAE alerts geothermal heat pump owners regarding new federal tax rebate
IWAE.com issued an alert to property owners who purchased and installed a geothermal heat pump in the United States on or after January 1, 2017. Such persons who are also United States citizens are...
Multifamily mentorship
There are some people in this world who are never going to get along well because of differences in personality, opinions, work ethic—any number of reasons. That being said, I would advise them not...
Capitalizing on the apartment model
Howard Behr is back from Hyderabad, India, and he’s still talking about his 85-cent taxi ride. Behr, originally with NWP, Costa Mesa, Calif., and then of RealPage, Richardson, Texas, through its purchase of NWP,...
NAHB commends Trump infrastructure plan
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today commended President Trump's $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild and revitalize the nation's aging transportation network. "This package includes a number of provisions that are designed to...
Net zero in a box
And so my obsession over Flex House, the newest concept-in-a-box (literally) which made its final on-tour appearance at CES in Vegas last month. Created by California-based modular housing company Shelter Dynamics, Flex House was...
NMHC: Apartment Strategies Outlook Conference
It remains to be seen how the recent rise in stock market volatility will impact the US economy which has been bolstered by rising jobs, wages, consumer and business spending, consumer confidence, growing world...
Bright light, smarter brain
Paint, carpet and other surfaces link to human immune systems and more. The latest study out of Michigan says that dim light impacts the brain, dulls learning and makes remembering harder. Researchers found that exposure...
Will more of our residents die alone?
MHP recently ran a story on the ever-shrinking birth rate in the U.S. Analysts can only speculate on whether millennials are merely delaying having children or opting out altogether. Either path has wide and...
Are men better earners? Uber study says yes.
And to think, many speculated that the gig economy would favor women. This study is as clean as data comes. Uber matches riders with drivers, sets fares and fees through a simple, fully-automated formula...
Do you have time for a call from a Mr. Bezos?
Are they talking about putting Amazon lockers on their properties? Yes. But that’s not all. Amazon‘s vision is far greater for apartment communities. Representatives for the firm seek to eventually “run a property’s entire...
Chicago law firm Ginsberg Jacobs provides outlook on affordable housing
Though Congress retained the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) as part of its tax policy overhaul, the decision to also lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent could lead to...
2-Year Delay of WOTUS Rule a Much-Needed Step, NAHB Says
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) applauds today's announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency mandating a two-year delay of the Obama-era "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) Rule. "This delay gives the agency more...
Garden apartments lead rent growth
Rents in low-rise garden apartments continue to rise faster than pricing in taller residential structures. Garden apartments, defined as properties of one to three stories, register 3.1 percent rent growth for 2017, versus 1.4...
Dean Schwanke named NAHB vice president for multifamily housing
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today announced the appointment of Dean Schwanke to the position of Vice President, Multifamily Housing. Schwanke will bring his broad research, economic analysis, communications, program planning and management...
