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Multihousing’s affordability crisis
High housing costs ultimately drain our cities and communities of the brains and the brawn needed to thrive economically. Because this risk is real...
3 Timeless rules for making tough decisions
Maybe I should order them all...
Is this a silly decision not deserving deliberation? Maybe. But I bet you’ve been there. If not about food,...
Deals. Deals. Deals.
Nearly 79,000 apartment units have sold or come under contract in four deals totaling $20.17 billion—all going to private equity funds.
Flush with cash, private...
Boxed in
The biggest property managers in the U.S. are being crushed under a mountain of packages, leading one large apartment operator to stop accepting deliveries...
Lightening the load
Speed Queen, Whirlpool and Maytag all offer laundry systems that also have less impact on the environment than previous models, while making life easier...
Multifamily lending starting to level off
“The forecast anticipates continued strength and growth,” says Jamie Woodwell, vice president for the research and economics group at MBA.
That’s still going to be...
International students are major source of demand for student housing
“More and more international students are coming in—we have seen that grow and grow,” says Brian Veith, director of student housing with the National...
What to do with all the business cards from your last conference
This is my seven-step strategy for using social media to turn conference introductions into ongoing connections:
Step 1: Get an app
Before the conference, install a...
How to make yourself work when you just don’t want to
Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you...
Let’s get something straight about the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act expressly prohibits the discharge of a pollutant to “navigable waters” of the United States without a federal permit. The Act...
The art of the simplified portfolio
Would you rather have more of something worth less or less of something worth more? Execs at Denver, Colo.-based apartment REIT Aimco pondered that...
Prescience: knowledge of things before they happen
A 2014 historical study suggests that not since the Civil War have we been so polarized as a nation. Climate change, immigration, Fair Housing...
Man on a multifamily mission
Considine has held a variety of leadership positions in the business and political arenas and continues to run several companies, while still devoting time...
Now what?
The first requirement for being competitive is to know what others in your space are offering or plan to offer so you can judge...
One is the loneliest number
Research shows it’s terrible for our health; it diminishes cognitive performance and the immune system, increases the risk of heart disease and dementia and...
