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Resilience in the new normal
Emerging from the pandemic, tomorrow’s successful businesses will make themselves more resilient to unexpected crises. They will intensify the use of digital technologies in...
Smart trash planning
Improve the profitability and safety of multifamily facilities with a well-designed trash and recycling area. Waste disposal isn’t always top of mind when designing multifamily...
Future features
The home has always been important, but it’s safe to say that this year, the significance of the home is greatly increased. A residence...
Understanding cash controls for HUD-assisted multifamily properties
When I first explain responsibilities under the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) multifamily programs, I start by noting that a mortgage loan...
Antitrust isn’t the solution to America’s biggest tech problem
For months now, the drumbeat for reining in Big Tech has been getting louder. Critics have suggested solutions from breaking up Facebook and Amazon...
Pre-pandemic economy was reaching unprecedented heights for Black and Hispanic Americans, new data show
The grim and isolated life many Americans have adopted during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis is often referred to as the “new normal.” But when...
Leasing in a pandemic
The crisis caused by the coronavirus has forced many property managers to finally embrace new technologies. When the U.S. economy shut down in March 2020...
The fable of the bees
The fable of bees (or private vices, public benefits) was written in 1714 by Bernard Mandeville, who is today considered one of the first...
Multifamily embraces tech in the time of COVID
As the pandemic continues to impact everyday life, Americans increasingly encounter the phrases unprecedented, new normal, and flatten the curve. The innovation adoption curve—which includes...
How smart home technology can increase NOI
The multifamily housing market is undergoing a transformation with the rise of smart home and smart building technology. Now more than ever, properties are...
Multifamily builder, developer confidence index rises in Q2
According to the latest Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), confidence in the market for new multifamily...
Apartment REITs: urban exodus
Apartment REITs have been among the strongest-performing property sectors over the last two decades by riding the tailwinds of an unyielding urban revival, a...
Investors see value in student housing despite COVID-19 concerns
When the economy falters, one type of real estate usually avoids the fallout: student housing. That’s because students still want to live near campus. Others,...
Why does Hollywood hate real estate developers?
There’s a scene in the HBO drama The Wire where several Baltimore homicide detectives come to the realization that the murderous gangster they’ve been...
Is your organization ready for permanent WFH?
As the pandemic accelerates the adoption of remote work, organizations large and small are realizing that jobs we used to assume had to be...
