Why Americans accept wealth inequality: individual choice
People who approve of this distribution in wealth typically argue that the wealthiest Americans have earned their money through hard work and individual effort and that their business practices, spending patterns, and investments ultimately...
Meeting mania
That's because nearly all meetings succumb to a few pet peeves-those annoying happenings that derail the meeting's purpose, waste time, and cause frustration.
While any meeting can become derailed, it's the process-oriented, information sharing meetings...
The 9 Types of Collaborators
The Expert
The Expert is the go-to person for questions about collaboration technology and best practices in your organization. The Expert looks beyond the normal file-sharing and project management capabilities of a collaboration solution and...
The sound of a lease
"Ms. Brown, it appears that there is a warrant out for your arrest;" and finally, "Ms. Brown, your record shows a prison sentence due to illegal drug trafficking."
Through this single instance of identity theft,...
Keeping your head above water
For Howard Kunreuther, Erwann Michel- Kerjan and Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, this is a very big deal, and relates directly to principles articulated in their book, At War with the Weather,...
Rental shift
Sylvan Road Capital, LLC, has launched an asset management firm founded by Oliver Chang, Robert Lee, Sarah Lee, and Gavin Kleinknecht. Sylvan Road will focus on the $3 trillion single-family rental market. The firm...
Multifamily strength enticing banks back
It is not a unanimous movement back into CRE lending as several of the larger banks are still working through mounds of distressed assets and many are still in cost-cutting mode. However, a number...
It’s a small world
The city is considering shrinking the minimum size of rental units, prompted by a demographic shift toward one-person households along with rising rents and an acute housing shortage.
"This seems like a logical, necessary response...
Renters more stable
When comparing applicants for one- versus two-bedroom units, the Q2 2012 index is slightly lower for one-bedroom units at 107, with two-bedrooms at 108.
Rent affordability continues to improve as the share of rent paid...
U.S. housing market, recovery or lost decade?
What some of Wall Street's forecasts for a recovery may be underestimating are tectonic shifts in the U.S. economy that make the housing market a different place from a decade ago.
Record levels of student...
Going boss-free: Utopia or “Lord of the Flies”?
Reactions to the idea are varied. Even proponents of bossless offices note that decisions can take longer to make when there is no hierarchy. In addition, human nature suggests that someone will most likely...
The secret of success
1. Get specific. When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. "Lose 5 pounds" is a better goal than "lose some weight," because it gives you a clear idea...
Landlords rule
"We are riding a monster wave that has a long way to go before getting to shore," said Camden Property Trust CEO Ric Campo in his introduction to the apartment REIT's Q1 2012 conference...
It’s good to be king
I sometimes wonder if landlords aren't single-handedly holding this economy together. And after reading Peggy Shaw's cover story, "Landlords Rule," I would almost bet the farm that we do.
Except that the farm isn't worth...
Dog DNA service helps apartments catch poop perps
"It's kind of like the 'CSI' of dog ownership," said Trongard, marketing director of the company that manages Rosedale Estates North, a 180-unit apartment community in Roseville, Minn.
Most are familiar with DNA testing from...
