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The new Sun Valley
Imagine an apartment unit with a view of snow capped mountains and a shimmering mountainside lake. Imagine skiing in and out of your apartment...
Civil rights and wrongs: Fair Housing isn’t always fair
Having once prosecuted fair housing cases for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, I would be the first to tell you...
The changing face of work
Want to maximize your competitive advantage? Access new markets? Groom a competitive workforce? Make smarter decisions? Outperform your competitor and “Do the right thing?”...
Race-based discrimination in housing market rises
In its 2003 report, the NFHA found that 30 percent of all housing discrimination complaints were race-based, followed by disability and familial status, which...
The science of personality: How hiring practices impact employee equality and diversity
Hiring practices are designed to detect individual differences in job applicants. Based upon those differences, a hiring manager selects the best person for the...
Media relations that work-in the long run
If you need proof that the brouhaha between Historic Restoration Inc., and some locals was a big story for this New Orleans development company,...
Unlocking the potential of XML
When HTML, the language that makes the Web work was introduced, it revolutionized the ability to display information and data on different computers using...
Yes, no, maybe. Avoid sexual harassment and Fair Housing violations
In our legal system a person is considered innocent and it’s up to the complaining party to prove guilt. Right? This is not true...
Sexuality in the workplace: the dilemma continues
Appreciating a diverse culture requires more than not making inappropriate jokes. It also means using inclusive language. The politically correct terminology is gay, lesbian,...
Diversity scorecard: Is the industry keeping pace with the population?
The signs are everywhere: French instructions on tissue boxes and laundry detergent. Choices for Spanish at the ATM or during call routing. Somalians now...
Is your diversity effort positioned for success?
Diversity and inclusion are popular buzzwords in many major organizations today, yet many of these organizations are finding that their efforts are not paying...
Building a win-win corporate diversity program
Commitment to diversity starts at the top and once that happens, there are a number of educational programs dedicated to training and increasing the...
Where’s the Talent?
There are two basic, indisputable facts that impact the way multifamily firms operate and will perform over the next decade. These two facts are:...
Work & Pray
One of your best front desk personnel has just returned from vacation. Anticipating the annual "vacation picture" ritual, you are stunned to see the...
Face Value
Ask anyone in this industry and they'll tell you that multifamily is a relationship business. Relationships to residents, employees, investors, and the community are...
