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NAHB: reduced rent control means more housing
A recently completed study from NAHB found that—even after accounting for employment growth, density, rent growth and local place-specific factors—the supply of housing grew...
The fight over rental control is not over
Voters in California rejected a measure on November 3, 2020, that would have overturned a hard-fought compromise over rent control in one of the...
The time is right for whole-building intelligence
The timing is right for multihousing to adopt smart building technology and services. Ironically, by coming later to the party than commercial real estate,...
Multifamily resilience
With such an eventful year coming to end, it’s difficult to know where to begin. The knock-on effects of the global pandemic we still...
Follow the renter
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, multifamily occupancy is up. Memphis, Tennessee, is seeing rising rents, and cap rates for apartment assets in Detroit have spiked. Months...
Digital: the key to success
In the world of property management, localization is essential. COVID-19 has pushed the property management industry to move to digital and local, and that change...
Modernizing the parking experience
Due to the pandemic, the world has rapidly changed and industries are looking for ways to adapt their revenue strategies to meet the evolving...
Why Biden’s plan to help make housing affordable will make it more expensive
Because the 2020 election was largely a referendum on President Donald Trump, many of Joe Biden’s policy proposals have been overlooked until now. The...
Suburban rise
Desperate landlords now offer as much as three months free rent to potential renters at new, Manhattan apartment towers. “There is a considerable amount of...
That upon which you focus, becomes your reality
A ship once found itself lost at sea. After a time, the crew’s drinking water ran seriously low. The parched sailors were certain they...
Renters on the edge
Despite the chaos caused by the coronavirus, professional property managers are still getting rent checks from most resident. It may be a sign of the...
Knocking the rust off the Rust Belt
Investments into one of the nation’s poorest zip codes in the Rust Belt are fueling an historic preservation and mixed-use redevelopment project on three...
Virtual inspections: Protecting asset value
Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 is pushing an increasing number of multifamily lenders and owners to conduct property inspections virtually. Industry giants like Freddie Mac today deploy...
Digital weapons in the apartment amenities race
The amenities arms race. That is what the real estate industry loves to call the escalating level of services offered by apartment buildings. For...
The next generation of office communication tech
Most knowledge workers in 2020 are familiar with mixed reality tools like Zoom, Teams, and Slack that enable them to meet in virtual locations....
