Tag: May June 2011

"We think it's a great time to grow these enterprises," said UDR CEO Tom Toomey of the expansion in the apartment industry. "You can't...

While there are 15.2 million occupied multifamily rentals in the U.S., Fannie Mae reports that market conditions suggests that number will not meet the...

Parrell testified in May on behalf of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) before the Senate Banking Committee's...

Speaking to more than 300 of the nation's leading apartment executives, observers from both sides of the political spectrum expressed the need for ongoing...

For adults who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic inattentiveness becomes debilitating. "We see an influx of adults being diagnosed around age 38," says...

The mortgage buyers, now controlled by the government, and their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, are "facing challenging times," the agency's head Edward...

The trend away from home ownership to renting appears to reflect not only the weakening of personal finances, but a move away from long-held...

From the minute you meet Natalie, you know she is meant for greatness. She exudes poise and strength, well beyond her years. And she...

First, an energy and water consumption assessment was commisioned. Simcoe Consulting was designated. The County of San Diego had just raised the drought warning to...

Simply put, green value is beginning to trump green hype, says sustainability consultant and certified green building professional Jim Simcoe, who made some predictions...

Fifty-three percent of the 1,053 renters surveyed by Strata Research for HD Supply Facilities Maintenance Star said they would. Of those, eight percent said...

SemaConnect, a start-up company in Baltimore, Md., is offering apartment owners the opportunity to plug into the electric car trend and earn ancillary income...

If the incident involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn had taken place in Paris rather than New York, the complainant would have likely been talked out of...

We studied 10,000 accounts in a large bank over a period of three years, and found that customers obtained through referrals are both more...

The advent of plug-in cars, or "EVs," has been hyped-up beyond the fad level. There now may be 3,000 plug-in cars out of our...