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The power of owners
I recently saw the motion picture Titanic, again. Since I already knew the ending, it allowed me to take in individual scenes with fuller...
Vision meets reality
In 2004, multihousing ushered in an unlikely newcomer to its playing field: eBay. The Internet auction site first purchased 25% of the online classifieds/chat site,...
Employee LoJack
Cell phones have rapidly become part of the American convention. Nearly 65% of the population already subscribe and usage continues to grow. We have...
Cheap talk
According to David Schwehm of Time Warner Connect, information technology continues to impact multifamily buildings. "Owners are embracing new information technologies like never before...
The day the leasing office died
The landlord selected an apartment for the prospect, that is, as soon as the results of the leasing application and credit screening were deemed...
Taking stock
Most analyses of the multifamily market present the view from developers, owners and managers on the state of the industry and their respective portfolios....
The Art of Condos
Louis "Louie" Dubin is president and CEO of The Athena Group, a privately-held real estate investment company he founded in 1993. The Taubman family (patriarch A....
One-on-one With Bryce Blair
MHP According to MHP's rankings, in 2005 AvalonBay (NYSE: AVB) posted the highest one-year return of any apartment REIT. Then, in March your company...
Rockville Goes Back to the Future
Situated two blocks from the Metrorail, the mixed-use project will offer 644 condominium residences and 180,000 square feet retail, restaurant and entertainment space. The...
Two for the Money
Marketing. When valuing an apartment, consider the best possible price for its location, amenities and design. "However, that may not necessarily mean the highest price in the...
A city on the mend
For now, the financial programs are in flux, as are the critical building elevations that will dictate which part of New Orleans inundated by...
The Midas 10
Presenting, the nation's top multihousing REITs. Herein lie the proven strategies to watch and the operational techniques to ponder. Of all the companies, deals,...
Playing by the numbers: Shareholder return
While other multihousing rankings focus on companies with the largest ownership and management portfolios (NMHC) or the biggest equity capitalization (NAREIT), at Multihousing Professional,...
Continuing Education Explodes in Multifamily
Dr. Rosemary Goss opens her first day of class in Virginia Tech's residential property management major with the exercise above -- and puts the...
CAA rejoins NAA; takes on Megan’s Law
According to CAA CEO Tom Bannon, the decision to reunite is a sensible one and gets everybody under the same roof. "We recognize that...
