Jen Piccotti, VP of Consulting Services at SatisFacts Research talks about strategies that can positively impact net operating income and increase resident retention rates.

Doug Miller, founder and president of SatisFacts Research, recaps the session ‘Increasing NOI and Asset Value: The Case for Attention to Retention,’ which he and his colleague Jen Piccotti conducted at the National Apartment Association’s Education Conference in New Orleans.

Bernard I. Citron, Thompson Coburn LLP, describes the benefits of white roofs, how to get started and why he thinks they will eventually be mandated. MHN caught up with Citron at the BuildEx Conference in Chicago.

MHN catches up with Mike Whaling during the AIM 2010 conference. With so many ways to reach the –whether new prospects or to retain existing residents–marketing teams must realize one size doesn’t fit all apartment communities.

At the BuildEx Conference in Chicago, Jason Franken, LEED-AP, shares low-cost tips for maximizing energy performance during the recession and beyond. Franken is with YRG Sustainability in Chicago.

Chicago–MHN talks to Brad Case,VP Research and Industry Information, NAREIT, about advantages that REITS have over other real estate investors.

Chicago–MHN talks to Michael C. Hawkins about why multifamily REITS have an advantage over other property types in the current economic climate.