Tag: Blog
Class warfare and how the Vietnam war finally ends
“He got rid of the intellectual elites,” said my guide. “Brutal—but I think it saved our country. I mean, consider what happens to a...
The power of 10
I was sitting in his office as he recounted the secret of life. It was 2005 and we spent the next two hours talking...
Stopping the cycle of poverty begins with housing
Terwilliger is chairman emeritus of Trammel Crow Residential Company and heralds a list of accomplishments that would fill this book. A quick primer for...
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...
Choose courage
(photo) Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating and MHP Publisher Linda Hoffman at Tusker's Roadhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, in July. Keating sits on the executive...
We need to raise the volume on America’s rental affordability crisis
What happens in Cleveland can't stay in Cleveland Next week, we will be heading to Cleveland to attend the 2016 Republican National Convention. For lifelong...
Prescience: knowledge of things before they happen
We are a country divided. We will eventually need to deal with that in a meaningful way. A 2014 historical study suggests that not since...
And the crowd roared
It's always gratifying to receive letters from our readers. It seems, however, that the last Publisher's Letter rang a particular bell with many. It's...
Don’t mess with the bull
Much like the great split incentive that sits at the heart of our multifamily businesses, we are a country conflicted. Sitting squarely between what...
Did you feel that?
The economy contracted. And, about the same time, California had a swarm of minor earthquakes. Maybe it's sheer coincidence, but I don't think so. After...
America was built by thinkers.
Its back-bone, the apartment business, has evolved through ingenuity and problem-solving. One's ability to work through challenges has a cascading effect on every level of...
Income: it’s all relative
Where do you get your facts? Good facts make good decisions so it's a rather important question. In fact, your answer to this question is...
Nothing but the truth
Those who create their own reality make me suspicious. Truth is a closely held belief. I've known that for sometime. Which is why in times...
Benford’s Law
Fraud has long been a concern at multifamily properties that take cash or other methods of cash-equivalent funds for rent and other services. Today...
Ferguson Missouri
When you leave a place, you are unwittingly marked with its memories. Such memories become framed in your perspective and there they remain, inherently...
