Industry leaders discuss the path to housing recovery
However, for a sustained recovery, housing supply must increase with both new construction and regulatory reforms that could bring to market homes that are "under water," or those whose market prices are lower than...
Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Dumpsters!
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently hosted a webcast on managing Scope 3 emissions in commercial real estate. The primary discussion was around trash and how they are engaging their tenants to encourage composting...
Trade magazines fill the print gap: Multihousing Pro expands circ and special interest titles
A flagship for apartment owners and operators, Multihousing Pro magazine, has announced the expansion of its special-focus supplements, increased print and digital circulation, and strategic hires. The build-up reflects the continued growth of the...
July multifamily construction completions down sharply
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for July stated that the number of multifamily permits issued, starts and unit completions were all down from the levels reported last month. The number of multifamily...
Leverage quality leads during high occupancy
With apartment occupancy rates at the highest level in 20 years, averaging more than 96 percent across the country, prospective renters often struggle to find a readily available unit at their preferred property that...
Making procurement pay
Cutting costs never loses appeal, even in a robust industry and a thriving economy. Inescapable expenses such as insurance and taxes, along with competitive pressures, have forced property owners to become increasingly creative in...
Infographic: Comfort creatures
The curious case of comfort animals in apartments
Why pay a pet deposit when you can pass an animal off as a comfort animal? Or maybe a resident wants to circumvent a no-pet policy. The...
NAHB Power Hitters with Elizabeth Hagie
Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Elizabeth Hagie, SVP of Multifamily Sales, Builders Design.
The road to $1T
American credit card debt remains at record-breaking heights according to fresh government data as consumers turn to plastic amid stubbornly high prices on everyday items and housing.
U.S. credit card debt was $986 billion in...
Tower Capital Promotes George Maravilla to Partner
Tower Capital, a leading capital advisor for CRE financing, has promoted George Maravilla to Partner from Senior Vice President.
Tower Capital’s Kyle McDonough, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, said, “George has emerged as a national leader...
Fannie Mae lowers near-term GDP growth forecast
Fannie Mae’s July economic and housing forecast projects a flattening of the GDP growth curve in 2021, with lower growth in Q2 but higher growth in Q3 and Q4 than projected in earlier forecasts....
Green machine
He would rather operate his apartment business in the Midwest markets, where there is a controlled amount of supply and flat to small population and employment growth, than in over-supplied markets with more robust...
Smart machines
A form of artificial intelligence (AI) has been utilized in the multifamily industry since the first revenue management software programs were created 18 years ago to set rents.
In that first phase of what also...
Workplace 2024
Many economists entered 2023 with an impending sense of doom: Recession felt inevitable amid sharply rising interest rates and accelerating layoffs. Despite moments when the U.S. economy appeared to tremble— through a short-lived banking...
Special Delivery: 2018 NMHC/Kingsley Package Delivery Report
Just in time for the holiday delivery season, the 2018 National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)/Kingsley Package Delivery Report unpacks the industry’s response to rapid, continued growth of e-commerce.
This holiday shopping season, retailers such as...
