Tag: Blog
Is housing affordability as bad as we think?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its report: Consumer Expenditures in 2016. It contains estimates of both income and spending by category....
Facebook and Helen Keller
I'm rarely away from the office during work hours but I recently found myself in a line of about 8 people waiting for the...
Construction material prices continue their rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Producer Price Index for March on Tuesday. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
Our nation is changing
The pace is like at no other time in history. And here we are—apartment operators—at the center of it all. As the multifamily housing industry,...
Freddie Mac releases research on renters
Freddie Mac recently released the results of two polls. One studied renter preferences and attitudes. The other focused on renter mobility. Both provided interesting...
Tech wreck, the social media backlash
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in the data business. He has had this awareness, some say, since partnering with Sean Parker, cofounder of Napster...
Yardi Martix report shows decelerating rent growth
The Yardi Matrix monthly multifamily report for March was released this week. It shows, that while rents rose nationally in March, the rate of...
The digital economy is now official
The Bureau of Economic Analysis, an agent of the U.S. Department of Commerce, in March released its first working paper assessing the economic value...
Seattle’s first in time law struck down
On March 30, a King County Superior Court judge ruled that Seattle's law requiring that landlords take on tenants on a first in time,...
It should be Facebook Friday the way the news has gone this week
It should be Facebook Friday the way the news has gone this week. Wall-to-wall tech in a week of non-stop news. However, I must...
Homelessness in LA
Homelessness is a problem in major cities across the country, but it is especially so in large cities like Los Angeles. The City and...
Who is Katerra and why should you care?
Backed by over $1 billion in venture capital money, Katerra aims to become a disruptive presence in the multifamily construction industry. But where its...
If you’re suffering from Facebook fatigue, let’s switch it up.
In a series of tweets this week, a web developer outlined exactly what the mega search giant knew about him dating back to 2008....
Who makes minimum wage?
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a report on the characteristics of minimum wage workers. The report focused on workers paid at...
Major increase in older Americans coming
As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” In spite of this, the US Census Bureau has given it...
