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Squatters training
In March, board member Andres Perez held a teach-in on how to wrest "control" of vacant apartments. He called it "homesteading." "The best time to...
Rentals to the rescue
The shift away from ownership housing is being repeated across the country, said Douglas M. Bibby, president of the National Multi Housing Council. "In 2008...
New HUD rule on LGBT
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said the new equal access to housing rule "says clearly and unequivocally that LGBT (gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transexual) individuals...
Time is not on the side of the unemployed
In recent months, employers have stepped up hiring, layoffs have slowed and the unemployment rate has begun to fall more quickly. But the rosier...
San Francisco gold rush
Largely in response to the city's growing technology sector, 22,000 residential units are in various stages of approval and construction. In a few years,...
Apartment lobby taking 2012 policy agenda to Congress
As the National Apartment Association and the National Multi Housing Council convene on Capitol Hill, they'll be wielding their agenda for the new year...
Cheaper by the dozen
In mid-January, the apartment REIT announced the exercise of an option to purchase the 80 percent interest not currently owned by Camden in 12...
Sam Miller is why this industry is amazing
At present, he is co-chairman emeritus of Forest City Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. With nearly $12 billion in assets, the National Multi...
Gays/lesbians inch toward becoming protected class
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has introduced a new rule intended to ensure equal access to the department's core housing...
Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts fastest-growing jobs
Assuming a full-employment economy with an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent by 2020, the BLS expects total U.S. employment to rise 14.3 percent over...
Fire the customer
Obviously, any business would like to be "better" according to its customers' preferences. And eventually, someone inevitably says: "Why don't we just ask the...
Are you learning as fast as the world is changing?
What goes for novelists goes for leaders searching to craft a novel strategy for their company, a new product for their customers, or a...
The hottest U.S. real estate market: Washington, D.C
"Our spring market has taken off quite early," said Schwartz. "We've reached that stable point where we're out of a buyer's market." The nation's capital...
The cure for cabin fever
Whether you're cocooning or stuck inside, apartment amenities help residents while away winter days. A typical weekend night for Marlin Rinehart and his fiancee, Andrea...
Shores: A love story
The love story began in 1955, when Epstein was first approached by then Los Angeles County Supervisor Burton Chase to assist in the planning...
