Renters feel squeeze
Renters are considered "cost burdened" if they spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utility costs. The research was conducted by Jessica Bean, vulnerable families research associate at the Carsey...
Consumer confidence dips
The Conference Board, a private research group, said that its Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 64.9, down from a revised 68.7 in April. With gas prices falling, Americans were expected to push the...
Equity Residential vies for Archstone, again
Archstone is a private company which owns, operates and develops multifamily apartment properties. It was owned by a consortium of financial institutions including Bank of America, Barclays, and the bankruptcy estate of Lehman Brothers...
Apartment upturn lifts Post Properties
Back then, Post's stock fell far below the offer it received, which was in the mid-$40-a share range. Shares dropped to below $10 in 2009. Those that held on through the dark days have been...
Job recovery is scant for Americans in prime working years
By this measure, the jobs situation has improved little in recent years. The percentage of workers between the ages of 25 and 54 who have jobs now stands at 75.7 percent, just a percentage...
Break the bad data habit
Her presentation is well-received, with that figure emerging as a linchpin in the subsequent discussion. She's so happy that she makes an on-the-spot award to her assistant and sends him home early, advising him...
Why entrepreneurs will save the world
But there is no reason that every idea has to be a big idea. You don't want to edit yourself out of entrepreneurial activity because it's not going to be a revolutionary page one...
Optimism is up, but U.S. housing market faces painful shift
But four years after the start of the financial crisis, and six years after home prices began to collapse, the market is still shaky. Nationally, prices are about 35 percent below their peaks in...
The unimportance of practically everything
Yet, in the back of his mind, he knows there are more important deliverables to get to. But the days slip by and he finds himself working all weekend to catch up. Staying up...
Mastering American slang
Most meetings "start with chitchat," says the 39-year-old co-founder of LearnFunGo, a discount software-learning website, who moved to Boston five years ago. "And you're like 'Hmm, I don't get it.' You're left out." While learning...
The American Dream loses its luster
In fact, the percentage of departing renters opting for homeownership also reached some historic lows in Q4 2011 and multifamily REITS like Camden Property Trust are reaping the rewards. "We continue to benefit from incredibly...
Days of change
From rent control to principal forbearance to mounting regulation to healthcare, our world is evolving at a rapid clip. It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. If you are underemployed,...
Time is not on the side of the unemployed
In recent months, employers have stepped up hiring, layoffs have slowed and the unemployment rate has begun to fall more quickly. But the rosier picture hasn't been a boon to everyone without a job....
Apartment lobby taking 2012 policy agenda to Congress
As the National Apartment Association and the National Multi Housing Council convene on Capitol Hill, they'll be wielding their agenda for the new year and warning legislators to keep the multifamily sector in mind...
Deutsche avoids Dodd-Frank rule
The bank on Feb. 1 reorganized its U.S. subsidiary, known as Taunus Corp., so that it is no longer classified as a "bank-holding company," according to disclosures by the bank and on the U.S....
