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...
Energy zappers
What are these terrible thieves that steal our limited resources? Some of them may actually surprise you. Tight Clothes No doubt, the way we dress can have a powerful impact on how we're viewed by...
Green fatigue
A new Harris Poll has found that participation in a wide range of environmentally-friendly activities had declined by a small but significant percentage in 2010 versus 2009. The poll found that 39 percent of Americans...
My social media resolutions
I will be original. Plagiarism has always been a crime, but the Internet has made it much easier to commit. The ease and speed with which we can share things through social media makes...
Renters’ inception
Since owners of 10.8 million homes owe more on their mortgage than their homes are worth, a decline from 11 million in the second quarter, they act more like renters than homeowners, suggests the...
The state of communities of color in the U.S. economy
This also means that, as the economic recovery deepens and the labor market recovers, communities of color will have to climb out of a deeper hole to regain the same level of economic security...
De-fund HUD?
According to the language in the bill, once ratified, all accounts and programs for HUD would be immediately defunded. It would also transfer all housing programs for veterans away from HUD and into the...
Illegal-immigration enforcement program takes toll on U.S. Hispanic populations
In some cases, the initial decrease was steep: Between 2007 and 2009, Frederick County, Va., lost 61 percent of its Hispanic population, and Prince William County, Va., lost almost 21 percent, according to the...
Innovating in humanity
You'll find one of the best illustrations of 21st century business innovation inside not a Silicon Valley corporate campus but rather a Ritz-Carlton hotel, where a guest might return to her room to discover...
U.S. regulator struggles to gain faulty mortgage data
Nothing has been heard from the regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, on 64 subpoenas it issued banks in July for detailed information on subprime and other Wall Street mortgage bonds purchased by the...
Does it really take Hercules to fix the federal budget deficit?
That got us thinking about Hercules and the budget. All we're talking about is how to ensure the government takes in enough money to cover what it spends. Is tackling the country's massive deficits...
In it to win it
Honoring the historic nature of their surroundings while giving them facelifts, from mixed-use to student housing, the vast majority of those recognized for excellence in multifamily development sought to increase connectivity between urban neighborhoods,...
Thank you. It is our great pleasure to be part of an industry that...
I was fortunate enough to be raised on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." It was a great primer for the meaning of the holidays and as a poor Catholic kid who had more siblings...
Extroverts are not always great leaders
Conventional wisdom says that great leaders are those who speak out, give orders, make plans and dominant. They are the outgoing ones. But that's not always the case, according to new research on leadership...
Holiday favorite: no fire damage
Yep. Already. All signs point to it. Indeed, the holiday season is quickly approaching. And so it begins: shopping, family get-togethers, and the best part, the food. Who could forget the food? Turkey, dressing,...
