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Raising rents 101
A glance at college enrollment figures over the last few decades shows some dramatic trends. Shortly before World War II, only approximately 160,000 Americans...
Brave new world wide web
Once thought of as a great enhancement tool, technology is now determining the winners and losers in a fierce battle for the lead. Leasing agents...
Home sweet home
EL DORADO HILLS, CALIF. It's been said that great ideas come about in the shower, but for Kerrin West it happened at the dinner...
Senior housing portfolio closes for $602.4M
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Ventas, Inc. (VTR) has completed its acquisition of a portfolio of healthcare and senior housing properties in a transaction with Canada's Reichmann...
Big deal in the Big Apple
The bidding war for the largest apartment complex in Manhattan is over. The winner of Stuyvestant Town and Peter Cooper Village, built by Metropolitan...
Courting their kids
While Bill Donges allows that the preferences of a small group of Lane Company interns can hardly be considered the standard for the entire...
Fair housing settlement made to residents with children
SANTA ANA, CALIF. The Fair Housing Council of Orange County has reached a $125,000 settlement in a housing discrimination case against Bertram Management LLC,...
His mother’s eyes and his father’s debt
Inter-generational loans will become more common as property prices outpace the rise in salaries. Almost 25 percent of California's borrowers have home loans at...
$630M Military housing privatization project opens first community
The project will include single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes located on the 52-acre site, renovations to over 4,000 existing homes and construction of 1,200...
Property Bill of Rights passed by House
HR4772 would help ensure due process for property owners when their rights have been violated and their property has been taken. The bill would...
Found land
Until a decade ago, only a handful of companies specialized in redeveloping environmentally blighted land, and mostly for commercial and industrial product because of...
Up in smoke
The resulting fire at the Spanish Gate Apartments burned the entire 59-unit community to the ground. One woman was killed. Another was sent to...
Rogue wave
In today's soft housing environment, a company that focuses entirely on development of infill for-sale housing with a strong emphasis on condos may appear...
God goes to college
Time. Newsweek. Even Katie Couric has completed a segment that's being readied for airing. Here's what all the talk is about: faith-based student housing. It's...
Educating e-boomers
And, thanks to the support of the three-year-old Georgia Apartment Industry Education Foundation (GAIEF), many of them are receiving university-level instruction in the Peachtree...
