Tag: Article
Marijuana use among U.S. workers jumps to historic high
American workers using marijuana on the job rose to a historic high last year, according to a new study. Diagnostic information service Quest Diagnostics released...
Arizona limits construction in Phoenix area
Arizona officials announced in May the state will no longer grant certifications for new developments within the Phoenix area, as groundwater rapidly disappears. A new...
The shape of U.S. water
The Colorado River Compact The Colorado River Compact of 1922 divided the river into two basins: The Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming)...
BFR hits record
The construction of single-family homes built deliberately to be rented is forging full steam ahead as investors bet on rentals. The number of newly built...
Household formation and the quest for space
New research suggests one driving factor for the rise in new household formation: People got sick of living with each other. Unsurprisingly, when people are...
Banks face risk from CRE loan exposure
Banks have seen a lot of concerns over the last few months by depositors, investors and regulators. Multiple institutions were shuttered when it became...
An idea so bad it was bound to return: public housing
One of the biggest frustrations about getting old is hearing younger people propose ideas that were debunked decades ago—and then getting “eyes glazed over”...
Finding value in AI
Over the course of 2022 and early 2023, tech innovators unleashed generative AI en masse, dazzling business leaders, investors, and society at large with...
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish reveals key to human happiness
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius once offered a bit of stoic wisdom about the importance of being grateful for the things we have. “Treat what...
Vacant apartments come from bad policy, not a conspiracy
On Halloween, 2022, some elected officials held a performative press conference to talk about “Zombie Apartments.” They claim property owners are engaging in a...
NAHB Pillars of the Industry multifamily winners 2022
“Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation...
Beauty will save the world
It is said that beauty preserves the human essence. Through time and modernity, styles will change but human nature, the truth at man’s core—remains...
Free to build
The overregulation of American housing markets began in the nation’s coastal, educated, productive enclaves. Over time, how-ever, barriers to building have spread. Tony suburbs...
Shock to the system
Rising costs shock affordable housing developers followed by high interest rates and volatile construction costs. Developers are dizzy from volatile construction costs and rising...
Navigating uncertain times
If there is one word that best describes what’s impacting today’s multifamily market it’s uncertainty says National Apartment Association CEO Robert Pinnegar. In the wake...
