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Leaning tower of San Francisco
A luxury high-rise in the heart of San Francisco City has been dubbed the “leaning tower of San Francisco” after the building began to...
The man who could turn Dodd-Frank upside down
Hensarling is a longtime foe of Obama’s landmark Dodd-Frank legislation, the 2010 legislation that, he claims, has strangled credit and hobbled America with years...
Making sense of the new refrigerant and energy guidelines
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol was introduced after finding that man-made chemicals, specifically chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), were creating a hole in the ozone layer. This...
Affordable housing’s not so affordable solution
Looking for an easy solution to this complicated problem, hundreds of cities and counties have adopted so-called “inclusionary zoning” ordinances, demanding that developers build...
Short terminal velocity
Marcie Williams is the president of Rivergate KW Residential and oversees a Class A management portfolio stretching from New York to Miami. At all...
As the sun rises, so does opportunity
I believed her.
In the mind of a child, life is simple. As it should be. It’s not as though anyone in that classroom, the...
From housekeeper to the C-suite: A multifamily success story
The hotel that was managed by Consolidated Management, Inc., (CMI) asked Tony to move in to provide security on the weekends and the couple...
Thanks for stopping by, Jerry.
Jerry was my friend and a friend to so many in multifamily. A big personality and an even bigger heart. A showman and promoter....
Will Amazon kill FedEx?
In 2010 its annual revenue was $34 billion; last year, $107 billion. In 2010 the company employed 33,700 workers. By this June, it had...
Supplier side insights
As co-founder and CEO of Riverstone Residential, Danner spent the past decade in various leadership roles growing the former property management arm of Trammell...
Fair housing demystified
When she was 14, she became friends with Ruby, a black girl, who worked in her aunt’s hair salon in McKinney, Texas, and had...
True integration
As smartphones and other mobile devices overtake the desktop computer in popularity, apps for anything and everything abound, from ordering a pizza or Uber...
Can Nextdoor work for multifamily properties?
Take a look around, from urban to suburban areas, you’ll notice there’s quite a different demand. The advent of the luxury apartment industry, mixed...
Everything old is new again
“A lot of people are coming back downtown,” says Kevin Thompson, of Bell Partners, a value-added developer based in Greensboro, N.C. “That drives the...
Developers kick parking to the curb
In San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood, architecture and development company Jonathan Segal FAIA ruffled feathers of nearby residents after it revealed plans to build...
