The March April 2013 issue of Yield PRO magazine
Tag: March April 2013
Adapt and reuse
Adaptive reuse has gained favor as Americans continue to migrate from the suburbs to redeveloped city downtowns and close-in townships along mass transit lines...
American revival and the miserables
She said that reminding herself of others' woes made her feel less overwhelmed, even fortunate. Let me get this straight. When she couldn't change the facts...
Little size. Little stuff. Big price. The LifeEdited apartment.
"I have come a long way from the life I had in the late 90s, when, flush with cash from an Internet start-up sale,...
Why renters are still driving America’s building boom
As America's housing market slowly heals, good news is pouring in from homebuilders: They're building more; they're hiring more workers; they're building bigger houses. Still,...
Large-scale investors push boom in single-family home rentals
Could they provide a form of safe harbor or sanctuary for thousands of families who were displaced by financial difficulties from their previous homes...
Best in show
"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...
Female leaders have tempers, too
Is Christine Quinn's temper being treated differently because she's a woman? Probably. Does that excuse it? No. Unless you follow New York politics, you probably...
Apartment hot spot: Florida
Wimberly at Deerwood, Preserve at Cedar River, Bridgewater at Wells Crossing, Mariner's Wharf, Country Club Lakes, Water's Edge. Those are just some of the Jacksonville-area...
Multifamily: a $3.4 billion energy efficiency opportunity
The United States has about 18 million apartments, condos and other dwellings in buildings of 5 units or more, representing nearly $22 billion a...
Social media followers-yours, or your business?
Activity on his Twitter account, @Pontifex, ceased on the day of his departure, February 28. Pope Francis will take over the @Pontifex handle, and...
Use temptation to strengthen willpower
And when the staff brought out big, thick, gooey, homemade cookies during a break, I was already so far outside my circle of guilt...
Forget performance
It had taken us 11 years-and a lot of work-to get to this point. Eleanor is Episcopalian, the daughter of a deacon, and I...
Tightening the noose
The agency is too meddlesome, too unsophisticated, too blind to offenses occurring under its nose, too prone to Wall Street influence via a revolving...
