The November December 2008 issue of Yield PRO magazine
Tag: November December 2008
Back to basics
Over the years since George Lane founded the multifamily company in Atlanta, its platform has grown to include development, investment, asset and property management,...
When Irish eyes are smiling
I shake my head in agreement because no one can win against the Irish drinking song argument. It's just one of those life-truths. In fact,...
Reinvent is the new retire
SMART COMPANIES MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR WORKFORCE, ENCOURAGING EARLY RETIREMENT AND SEEKING YOUNG TALENT. WORKING IN CORPORATIONS TODAY MEANS HIGH PRESSURE...
My pleasure
Companies that offer a better customer experience, along with a strong customer orientation, enjoy a decisive competitive advantage. Over 150 senior executives from leading U.S....
Too much of a good thing
Today's American high school students are far likelier than those in the 1970s to believe they'll make outstanding spouses, parents and workers, new research...
5 real estate markets likely to rebound
The Urban Land Institute recently asked 700 real estate professionals to name the best (and worst) places to invest in commercial real estate in...
Calling the winning plays for a fantasy team
So you might think we were there to lament the softening local business environment and its associated housing market. Yet, the executives in attendance...
Word on the street
The good news for investors in public apartment firms is that valuations for most multifamily REITs haven't fallen as drastically as those in other...
The big D
The merchant builder of market-rate apartments and student housing was created out of the economic downturn in late 1989 with an investment from Texas...
One sure thing
Better train business teams and individuals to compete. Maximize return on investments. Invest in the country's future Acknowledge that our future lies within our people. It is critical...
L.A. Green scene
Today, 80 percent of the United States population lives in metropolitan areas. Now, thanks to innovative landscape architects like Encino, Calif.-based TGP, Inc, trading hours...
Virtual development
The downward spiral of the economy and near shutdown of the capital markets may have put the brakes on new bricks-and-mortar development for the...
A walk in the park
The public/private landscaped garden and courtyard occupies a strip of land separating the South Group's 13-story, 176-unit Elleven and the newly completed 23-story, 311-unit...
High fiber
But one amenity everyone covets is technology, according to the Apartment Renter Technology Survey conducted early last year by the National Multi Housing Council...
Against the tide
Streets were lit only by starlight, and that was in short supply through threatening cloud cover. I could not get to the front door...
