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The backlash against ESG investing is here
Environmental, social and governance, or ESG, investing grew rapidly in recent years, with vigorous promotion from many large asset managers and generally positive media...
Predictions for 2023
Next year will bring a moderate economic recession by October, negative annual rent growth of 1 to 5 percent, and increasing levels of real...
Fusion wariness
Livermore National Laboratory’s announcement is certainly a breakthrough, but it’s a commercially limited one. Nuclear fusion has long been hailed as the next great...
Same assets. Better performance.
Revenue management has been an indispensable price optimization tool in multifamily since the launch of Lease Rent Optimizer (LRO) and YieldStar 15 years ago,...
Benchmarking rules tighten
There’s an unexpected piece of paper taped to the glass entrance of 550 Vanderbilt, a luxury, high-rise in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn,...
The case for space
Personally, I’m a big fan of markets, but I’m not much of a city guy. I’ve lived in urban areas before, and to me...
Construction spending digs in as recession deepens
U.S. construction spending—an indicator of total spending on all types of construction—fell in August for the second month as the housing market moved further...
Economic freedom falls in U.S.
The Fraser Institute’s 2022 Economic Freedom of the World Index report has been released. This year’s report covers the year 2020. The index development...
Property, properly
The term virtue refers to one’s character. Obviously, this conception of virtue implies that there exists a common human nature that allows us to...
How parents can promote resilience in the family business
As a professor of family business, I have been teaching the “next generation” for almost 20 years. As might be expected, my role has...
Rental snapshot
Homeowner vs. renter statistics reflect a decline in homeownership, with 35 percent of American households renting their home. The nationwide homeownership rate was 65.4 percent...
Money for nothing
In 1985, British rock band Dire Straits complained, “They ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it; Money for nothing and your chicks for...
Unlocking a smart future
Smart technology is unlocking the door to a better experience for apartment renters, making management’s job easier and increasing the value of multifamily assets,...
AI that actually works for multi-dwelling operations
Like many, you probably have tech at home. As an early adopter, I’m acutely aware that it’s more a hobby than a tried and...
Filling in the gaps
Apartments properties are buried in packages—and more keep coming. Property managers still look for a reasonable solution that doesn’t cost too much. Short of hiring...
