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"It's an absolute requirement to have a dog park in a new development if you want to be competitive in the market today," said...
Stop the press: print shop goes condo
But the dream faded at Printing House—along with dozens of other 1980s condos in New York-as the real estate market entered a long slump....
21 principles of persuasion
After studying the most influential political, social, business and religious leaders, and trying countless techniques out myself, these are the 21 critical lessons I've...
Good-bye Archstone, hello mega-REITs
Underperformance of apartment REIT shares was a major impetus behind the defunct investment bank's decision to sell Archstone in a private sale to competitors...
Influencers and high tide
Family and friends? Business associates? The Kardashians? Who is your voice of reason? After viewing the video and examining the DNA according to CSI protocol, it...
The future of energy management in commercial buildings
2012 was a momentous year for commercial energy efficiency : despite a slow-growth economy, the number of buildings registering for U.S. Green Building Council's...
Don’t anesthetize your colleagues with bad writing
The most engaging communicators avoid trite expressions, whether in conversation or in writing. They use strong, simple words. Think of Winston Churchill's famous phrase...
Bullish to balanced
Demand for apartments still outpaces supply, vacancies are at their lowest point in years, rents continue to rise faster than inflation and apartments remain...
Morgan on the move
"This is a unique time to invest in the multifamily sector. The wind is at our back. We are above 95 percent occupied across...
Putting your best pitch forward in a society of salespeople
So when Pink, bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind, ran across statistics showing that one in nine Americans worked in sales...
Obama picks former prosecutor to head SEC
Mary Jo White, former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, has an extensive record of prosecuting white-collar crime, won convictions in the 1993 World Trade Center...
After the deluge
Residents of UDR, Inc.'s Rivergate, 95 Wall and 10 Hanover Square were not among the uninformed. The 40-year-old apartment REIT, which entered New York City...
Made in America holidays
I was mesmerized. I opened and closed the book, slowly, gently, considering the long and arduous process required to publish a book back then....
iPerks: How Apple seeks to woo employees
These perks, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal, include new discounts on Apple products, a program that matches employees' personal charitable...
The big split
Equity Residential and AvalonBay will together pay $2.69 billion in cash along with stock valued at $3.8 billion, N.Y.-based Lehman announced. The buyers, the...