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Even more shades of grey
The number of centenarians worldwide will double by 2023, and double again by 2035. Projections suggest life expectancy will surpass 100 in some industrialized...
Asking tenants to spend the night
"The 520,000 square foot, 34 story structure will be converted to 445 for-lease residences," according to Metropolitan Partnership Ltd., the Reston, Va., development firm...
The dark side of charisma
However, the short-term benefits of charisma are often neutralized by its long-term consequences. There are big reasons to resist charisma: Charisma dilutes judgment. There are...
World’s pollution rises 3 percent
The overwhelming majority of the increase was from China, the world's biggest carbon-dioxide polluter. Of the planet's top 10 polluters, the U.S. and Germany...
Pillars 2012: and the winners are…
The vast majority of those recognized for excellence in multifamily development in the contest many consider the Oscars of the apartment industry are located...
The state of being
I certainly have. Even as someone who believes this is but a touchstone for something much grander, it's still hard to think of not being...
Why competition is healthy for business
It's sometimes comical to find business managers giving all sorts of reasons as to why they cannot do this and the other-because of competition....
IQ: Are we really getting smarter?
We are the first of our species to live in a world dominated by hypotheticals and nonverbal symbols. Advanced nations like the U.S. have experienced...
Starwood bets on apartments
Through his publicly-traded Starwood Property Trust Inc., Sternlicht has been buying foreclosed homes to rent as he waits for greater price appreciation. Through his...
If I read one more platitude-filled mission statement, I’ll scream
At the risk of adding another consulting cliche to the mix, we can map the most common directional documents on a practical grid to...
Portugal scraps rent control
But Portugal is scrapping its long-standing rent controls in one of the government's most radical economic and social reforms since the ailing country needed...
Not your father’s senior living
If she needs it, she has round-the-clock phone access to a home health care agency that can handle emergencies, bring in doctors and help...
Walkabout
A significant number of the entries submitted by the award-seekers recognized demand for these car-free amenities. The 192-unit Santa Barbara in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., a...
Craigslist sues site that makes its apartment listings easier to find
In the lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court, Craigslist charges PadMapper with copyright infringement, breach of contract, trademark infringement, and unfair competition,...
Apartment construction slowly picks up in Florida
With the exception of Austin, Texas, the Orlando metropolitan area had the lowest apartment-vacancy rate of any of the two dozen metropolitan areas tracked...
