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How to stop saying “um,” “ah,” and “you know”
When we find ourselves rattled while speaking—whether we’re nervous, distracted, or at a loss for what comes next—it’s easy to lean on filler words....
A towering trend of supertall buildings
On a clear day, Tal Alexander can see for nine miles all the way to LaGuardia Airport from his apartment at Manhattan’s 432 Park...
Building your multifamily brand
Renters often start their search for a new home online. If a multifamily property company boasts a strong brand, consumers will go straight to...
The death of the small apartment building
Developers in the U.S. built 358,000 units of new multifamily housing in 2017. That’s less than half the number of single-family homes built last...
The problem with passion
Mike Rowe spoke with us about the skills gap—that chasm between the skills employers want employees to have and what workers actually bring to...
Provide value
The great “follow your passion” social experiment should be a fading memory, but for the remaining pile of debt. Maybe now we can scrap...
The sport of digital reputation
Michael Fertik, founder and executive chairman of Reputation.com, is credited with pioneering the field of online reputation management. He created Reputation.com in 2006 with...
Property 911
How many building owners and operators are really prepared for such an event? Unfortunately, not many. Consider these steps to ensure successful resident communication...
The case for multifamily investment
Over the last three decades, apartments have become a desired asset class among both domestic and foreign real estate investors because of their strong...
The golden age
Trend forecasters rightfully focus on the housing needs of millennials when predicting the future of the U.S. real estate market. But the rising senior...
Apartment market weathers the storm of new supply
Apartment landlords can no longer raise rents like they used to. So many new apartment units are opening that the vacancy rate is inching...
The labor demand
Every month, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development release statistics that...
New lawsuit in Seattle: Housing ordinance is unfair and unconstitutional
Seattle’s Fair Chance Housing Ordinance, passed by city council in 2017, forbids landlords from considering applicants’ criminal histories when selecting tenants. In other words,...
There’s an app for that
Today’s renters can shop for a new apartment from anywhere in the country, discover important details like local weather, demographics and statistics about cities...
Hope, enthusiasm and joy
That’s what business owners are feeling. In fact, there’s historically high optimism around the nation’s economy according to the latest PNC survey. Just for...
