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NAHB Pillars of the Industry finalists 2022

As part of its mission to promote excellence in multifamily home building, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has sponsored the Pillars of...

The creators

“Beauty is the promise of happiness,” wrote 19th Century French writer Stendhal. Beauty “exalts the mind or spirit,” according to Merriam-Webster and “truth, beauty...

High interest rates stymie apartment investment

Few are executing new deals amid uncertainty about how high rates will go, what properties are worth, how much rents and operating costs will...

Our perception of skilled trades needs to change

The U.S. is in the midst of a crisis of masculinity. According to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, men...

Apartments hold steady despite uncertainty

The pandemic years have created a winning trifecta of high rent, occupancy and demand in the multifamily sector. Vacancies dropped to 5.8 percent, their...

An inside job

Only by contact with evil could I have learned to feel by contrast the beauty of truth and love and goodness. —Helen Keller There’s a...

Land prices drop

Rising interest rates stress developers as they look for land to build on. But tough times may create opportunities. Land prices are falling—for the first...

The housing boom is already over. The housing shortage will continue.

As mortgage rates have risen this year, the buyer demand for homes has fallen. That has spelled trouble for the home construction business. Homebuilder...

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...

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...

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