The March April 2014 issue of Yield PRO magazine
Tag: March April 2014
UDR logistics: The art of the right turn
On a year-over-year basis, the REIT saw reductions in spending on apartment community upkeep of 4.1 percent in Q1, 11.7 percent in Q2 and...
Data to dollars: a story of the relentless American business
Storytelling may, indeed, be the secret to life. I come from a long line of storytellers. Hailing from a large Catholic family, you either...
The buy boom
A recent industry survey conducted by Beech Street Capital, a Capital One company, reports that multifamily housing acquisitions are on the rise, driving an...
Sticks in the ground
The miracle product? Wood. Some architects and engineers say new wood products are making it possible to build wooden structures much taller than had previously...
Gun deposit?
Although the state’s new conceal carry law allows private property owners to prohibit handguns on their premises, operators of residential rental properties are still...
Lincoln leadership lessons
Here’s what Honest Abe did, why it works and how it can make you a better leader. Get out of the office and circulate among...
The uncertainty trap
Common sense says that economies, like people, take a while to regain their courage after a scare. Still, other forces, such as bargain basement...
Pat, the story
Secretly, she hoped for a management contract resulting from the previous pitches she made while regional VP at Legacy Partners. Instead, she was taken...
New starts shift to apartments
Residential construction—a pillar of the economy and employment—is starting to ramp up again overall, but in previous years the growth was driven by single-family...
The tsunami of business intelligence
Such data will be parsed into bite-sized marketing messages and strategically redirected back to us in an effort to parlay our every preference into...
The big move
Classified Ventures is a joint venture among five media companies including Chicago, Ill.-based Tribune Company, McLean, Va.-based Gannett Co.; Sacramento, Calif.-based McClatchy Co.; Washington-based...
Harness your big data now
Most likely, your management team is already awash in technologies that peripherally surround the property operations experience: property management software, websites, portals, email, voicemail,...
Building lures
The changes are backed by the building industry but have drawn protests from advocates for low-income tenants. “It’s a race to the bottom,” said Darryl...
Old school transformed into net-zero apartments
Finally realizing their dream, he and his wife, Barbara, stood inside one of those apartments in March watching that crew work on some of...
With lantern and with ladder
The Park Square rental complex at Arlington Street and Columbus Avenue in Bay Village has been carved out of a 1927 Renaissance Revival building. Built...
