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Let it rain
The South Group, a partnership of Williams & Dame Development (WDD) and Gerding Edlen (GED), not only attained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
Apartment reports upbeat amid housing downturn
Home sales may be slow, but folks still need a place to live--and apartment operators are among a narrow band of investors that have...
Improving your greatest asset
The superstars in this field are often in the mold of Deepak Chopra. His message is a bouillabaisse of Eastern philosophy, Western theology, Celtic traditions,...
When you can’t turn it off
Psychologists, demographers and others say we pass over time off for many reasons--everything from an entrenched Puritan work ethic to fear of being seen...
The moral economy
But despite the politicians' rhetoric, it is not hard to understand why America is in trouble. First, there has been too much madcap real estate...
Sailing uncharted seas
The UCLA Anderson Forecast calls for a near-miss recession, nationally and in the nation's top performing West Coast markets, driven to the brink by...
The power of perspective
The story then backs up on itself. The scene is played again, she doesn't drop her keys, and makes the train. The plot then splits...
HUD probe heats up
Jackson survived that investigation, but now faces a new one stemming from the same forceful style that got him in trouble the first time. The...
Dealing with renters after foreclosure
As property managers get caught up in trying to fill units, many communities are changing their resident screening criteria to accommodate former homeowners who...
Workforce housing boosts multifamily sector
In fact, workers are often priced out of both for-sale and new apartment markets in cities with robust urban cores. The continuing demand for workforce...
Moving to higher ground
The company that owns, manages or is a joint venture partner in 97 apartment communities consisting of a total of 19,805 units located in...
Ancillary income delivers clear picture on profit
Under the darker than expected shadow of unsold condos and single- family homes coming back as rentals, two of the country's largest apartment REITs...
Communidad de Ensueno
That statement launched Cisneros' presentation during a symposium in San Antonio in December 2004, sponsored by Freddie Mac Corporation, that focused on the growth...
Blending in. Moving up.
Despite claims to the contrary, census data show that most Latino immigrants learn and speak English quite well. Only about 2.5 percent of American...
Rolling in the dough
"Everything we do here will most likely be mixed use in some form, typically with retail and residential as components," said Senior Vice President...
