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With news outlets across the country quick to report the survey's results, this particular finding struck a chord with many Americans. The Great Recession might have officially ended after two years in mid-2009, but...

Almost every multifamily market saw strong leasing, rising demand and falling vacancies in the third quarter as the nation's apartment market continued a solid 2010 rally. As of now, apartments should continue to surge...

Equity Residential, a REIT, recently bought 777 Sixth Avenue, a 32-story tower at Avenue of the Americas and 27th Street in Chelsea. "We stepped up, swallowed hard and plunged in," said Neithercut, whose Equity Residential...

Judges for the National Home Builders Association (NAHB) Multifamily's Pillars of the Industry awards that were delivered online this year look for outstanding performance in finance as one of the criteria for the year's...

Regulatory relief and reform To restore incentive and encourage growth we must reduce the regulatory burden on our economy. There is a place for regulations that ensure safety and soundness and protect people from danger,...

As a business enterprise, communities must consider potential breaches of privacy and security on the Internet and extended mobile networks, as well as the exposure generated by our full user base including employees and...

National apartment sales in the second quarter of 2010 totaled $7.1 billion, the highest level since late 2008, up 32 percent year over year, according to Marcus & Millichap Research Services. Most of that...

"In many instances universities have incredibly well-located land and a great deal of renter demand generated by their own student body, faculty and staff. But they don't necessarily have the real estate knowledge. Or,...

The trend began in 2009, when a few distressed condo assets were snapped up by REITs and well-capitalized privates with balance sheets and/or equity partners that allowed them to close all-cash deals quickly. Essex Property...

Butz and Lamb plan to own the assets they acquire and build with their investment partners for a long time, in the neighborhood of seven to 10 years. "That's not to say we won't...

He's spot-on since Obama's progressive pottage has left us with a sluggish economy, unemployment over 9 percent and a 14.3 percent poverty rate—more poor people than we have had in a half-century. Our economy suffers...

Although on-campus housing likely will remain a necessity, recent research by the National Multi Housing Council suggests that college students actually elect to live off campus in apartment communities replete with social gathering spaces,...

Today, student housing is a bright spot in an otherwise gray multihousing landscape. It is one of the fastest growing asset classes and boasts the highest market-driven net operating income. While development starts of...

"It's a little different right now, but it's a pretty good dream," Oliver said of the firm he and McMillan launched in 1978, now underway on nearly $1 billion in development, despite the economic...

"Everything else is moving at the speed of light, why isn't the paper?" That question, asked by Debra Radice, managing director of Texas-based SyndicIT Services Corporation, was the catalyst for creation of a new...