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Smaller cities led the way in rent increases in 2014
Nationwide, apartment rents rose an average of 3.6 percent last year, according to data from Reis Inc., a real-estate research firm. The increase pushed the...
Let the good times roll
The multifamily sector, especially rental apartment buildings, has been playing a hot hand in 2014 as it demonstrated sustained underlying strength. Even as new apartment...
Poll: Police are still incredibly popular
New Yorkers aren’t thrilled with police demonstrations against New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. A poll released last week by Quinnipiac University found that...
Office politics is just influence by another name
Or maybe you take a slightly less offensive view of office politics and see it as controlling agendas, building covert alliances, protecting access to...
Trends 2015: What’s hot and what’s not
“The top trend in multifamily design in 2015 is high rise,” Mark Humphreys, CEO and founder of Dallas-based Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P., said...
The incredible disappearing tradesmen
Construction costs rose eight percent from 2011 to 2013, with another four percent boost expected by 2015. While commodity prices have gone up, the...
Trust the fabric
As my darling grandmother, a seamstress by trade would say, a good seamstress trusts the fabric. And I do. Our best days are ahead, most...
Sudden impact
According to the Migration Policy Institute, 3.7 million unauthorized immigrations that are parents of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents could receive temporary relief...
Back to the future: loss of power
At a time when the nation was facing a severe energy crisis, this 323,000 sq. ft. structure was a beacon of light illuminating the...
LinkedIn mistakes you need to stop making now
But LinkedIn is a different beast. It’s social, but it’s professional. You’re connecting for business purposes, but you shouldn’t try to sell too much....
Parsing big data
It used that determination in its marketing—”Hampton Inn” people were targeted one way, while those who fit the profile of the Waldorf Astoria were...
The hard data on benevolence
The traditional paradigm just seems safer: be firm and a little distant from your employees. The people who work for you should respect you,...
Student housing earns high marks
Resort-style swimming pools, tanning salons, fitness centers, sand volleyball courts, fire pits, cafes with wood-burning fireplaces, and bedrooms with walk-in closets and private baths...
Legacy builder
Rick Graf believes in good, old fashioned hard work. “If you work hard, you will get ahead and, if you are smart and stay...
The soul of success
From the tales of his tirades, it sounds like he missed his yoga class. Go figure. Even the laid-back, button-down Californians are stressed these...
