Land of the free. Home of the brave.
It then describes the qualifications to become a member of our nation's military elite: "a focused, agile mind, astute awareness, physical toughness. That's what it takes to be part of the Army Special Forces."
Within...
Asset swaps, sales and spruce-ups
UDR, Inc. and AvalonBay Communities recently completed a $500 million asset exchange that helps to realize the property allocation goals of both REITs. The transaction includes the swap of three AvalonBay apartment communities in...
How to stay focused on the important things
"You're wrong," he said. "You don't know what my hunger is like. It's painful. Withstanding it might work for a week or two, but not for the long term."
I immediately knew that Jori was...
Why some people have all the luck
But luck in business isn't entirely, well, luck. There's a popular saying that "you make your own luck." This "make your own luck" principle has become a central chapter of a book I am...
Web 3.0: the social wave and how it disrupts the Internet
It's not that Katz, founder and CEO of travel recommendations site Gogobot, has doubts about the quality of these products. It's that the answer "depends very much on who is asking the question." And...
10 tips to talk about anything with anyone
How about when you're in a high stakes situation such as a job interview when you're expected to outshine the competition? Then there's always the blind date. How can you turn it into the...
Home ownership may fall more than expected
Then JPMorgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, suggested that his bank could get out of the mortgage ownership business in the future. "Owning consumer assets may be something we don't want to do," Dimon said on...
Fannie Mae focuses on affordable housing
While there are 15.2 million occupied multifamily rentals in the U.S., Fannie Mae reports that market conditions suggests that number will not meet the growing demand. Industry experts attribute the growing need to the...
What about apartments?
Parrell testified in May on behalf of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) before the Senate Banking Committee's hearing on housing finance reform.
Highlighting elements of the existing housing...
Rental market requires new housing policy
Speaking to more than 300 of the nation's leading apartment executives, observers from both sides of the political spectrum expressed the need for ongoing federal intervention in the housing market. Industry experts examined how...
5 reasons you can’t concentrate
For adults who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic inattentiveness becomes debilitating.
"We see an influx of adults being diagnosed around age 38," says Timothy Wilens, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard...
Fannie and Freddie: cool heads prevail warn regulators
The mortgage buyers, now controlled by the government, and their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, are "facing challenging times," the agency's head Edward DeMarco told a congressional panel.
Republican lawmakers are leading efforts to...
Renters growing in numbers
The trend away from home ownership to renting appears to reflect not only the weakening of personal finances, but a move away from long-held notions of home ownership.
"There's the American dream, that owning a...
Come together right now
From the minute you meet Natalie, you know she is meant for greatness. She exudes poise and strength, well beyond her years. And she is determined.
Jeff Stack, managing director of Sares-Regis, is a multifamily...
Where the buck stops
Simply put, green value is beginning to trump green hype, says sustainability consultant and certified green building professional Jim Simcoe, who made some predictions about the green building arena at the end of 2010.
For...
