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Ageless tech
With the current real estate market not exactly favoring the buyer due to the interest rate hike and soaring housing prices, the demand for...
Can Biden help housing? White House solution isn’t nearly enough.
At one time or another, every politician—local, state, and federal—promises to help create “affordable housing.” The issue has become especially critical of late with...
Prepping for the oncoming rate hikes
At the dawn of 2022, the outlook for multifamily real estate looked as bright as in the year just ending. Industry experts released bullish...
The makers
For the lion’s share of entrepreneurs, business owners and other captains of their own fate, American freedom is an immutable part of our DNA....
Apartment deals find equity investors in a changing environment
Apartment companies need more equity than ever to buy and build for a number of reasons: They are acquiring and developing apartments at record...
Renters renew at record levels
More apartment renters than ever are choosing to renew leases in the same unit, even as rents jump amidst rapid inflation. At the same...
Airing on the side of efficiency
Changes are coming in January that will impact multifamily developers and owners looking to install or upgrade their HVAC systems. Every six years, the...
The most valued asset
The 2021 movie Old by M. Night Shyamalan is based on the French-Swiss graphic novel, Sandcastle, by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. Its main...
In the money
Apartment investors are taking out more loans than ever. In 2021, they rushed to get loans to buy new apartment properties and refinance the...
Is rent control inevitable?
In 1905, the philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” Maybe that explains why some people are...
Redfin adds rental listings
Redfin has entered the internet leasing service (ILS) space by expanding its platform to include rental listings. Launched in 2004, Redfin began as a full-service...
Orange County gets big, new addition
In November 2018, the Samueli Family, owners of the Anaheim Ducks purchased 10 acres of city-owned parking lots adjacent to Honda Center and finalized...
Making a big move
Nearly two years into the remote work revolution, it’s easy to feel that a lifetime has passed. However, the reality is we are just...
Costs rising for renters
Rents just hit another all-time high—and that means Americans are spending even more of their paychecks on housing. According to Realtor.com, the U.S. median rental...
SFFR up their game
According to new data from the current Single-Family Rental Market Index (SFRMI) by the National Rental Home Council (NRHC) and John Burns Real Estate...
