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Social networking etiquette and the office

Was it wise to accept a colleague or higher-up as a "friend" to begin with? And—perhaps more importantly—in this day and age, when people...

Think happy thoughts at work

Instead, she got a big dose of something new: happiness coaching. Keynote speaker Shawn Achor—a former Harvard University researcher and former co-teacher of one...

Light of day

While year-end upticks in sales volume are seasonally typical, the first quarter of 2009 likely will be considered the bottom of the downturn in...

Apartment industry at a crossroads

It is obvious that there has been a fundamental change in the demand for homeownership over the last few years. Fiscal policies and social...

Real estate deals: catching a falling knife

That was one notable assessment by panelists at the fall conference of the Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center held at Wharton...

The life of a bug

In the old-school novella, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915), the main character, Gregor, does just that. It's not so much that he bizarrely transforms...

A glass half full

He is confident that the 72-unit DeKalb Apartments his firm delivered in Philadelphia's northwest suburbs in November is small enough to be stabilized or...

Can I get a lifeline?

The National Association of Home Builders' International Builders' Show organizers have created an event that is not only a trade show, but also a...

Phoenix rising

The same set of circumstances that forced Fairfield Residential into a short sale last summer in Gilbert and Camden Property Trust to predict double-digit...

Transactions market in Phoenix

"Transaction velocity is still very stagnant, contrary to popular belief," said multifamily investment specialist Steve Gebing, whose group operates under the Marcus & Millichap...

On the right track

But the much-anticipated light-rail inauguration didn't happen soon enough to save a number of TODs planned by companies like Opus Northwest, Unico Properties and...

Rough patch

Both ventures are transit-oriented, mixed-use and mixed income and are expected to achieve at least a LEED Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building...

HUD financing: lessons learned

In the past year, this program has become either the go-to program for apartment investors who have identified buying opportunities, or the last resort...

Own-to-rent: turning mortgages into leases

Here's how Deed for Lease works: Before a borrower is eligible to rent their home under Deed for Lease program, they must have a...

Staring down the barrel

"There are really only three choices -- foreclosure, loan modification or a punt for a little while to see if the borrower can come...

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