Archive for June 2010
The Apartment Market: Looking Better for 2010?
The health of the U.S. apartment market depends in many ways on the employment level which in turn could vary according to the state of the economy. Keat Foong, executive editor, MHN, surveys industry economists on their outlooks for 2010.
Read MoreON LOCATION: The Vistas of West Hills
Simply memorizing a face and equating it to an apartment number isn’t Julie O’Dell’s idea of exceptional service.
Read MoreHow to Submeter
ubmetering has taken a serious place in the discussion of how residents can conserve resources.
Read MoreManaging Resident Needs Online
Keat Foong interviews Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management’s IT director Jaymz R. Yates
Read MoreA Bumpy Road to Green Building
Federal legislation can sometimes pose significant cost challenges to multifamily operators
Read MorePaperless World
Technology has made green offices easier to achieve, but the industry’s paper obsession leaves it trailing
Read MoreApartments on the Hill
AvalonBay’s ambitious adaptive reuse project delivered 433 apartments to a Boston suburb while preserving the site of the historic Danvers Lunatic Asylum
Read MoreHolding Tight
If you’re in it for the long term, the Southern Florida apartment market may be a good place for investment
Read MoreCashing in on CMBS
Multifamily assets that have gone to special servicing present a growing source of opportunities
Read MoreThe Next Upcycle
Stable occupancy and rent rates, the most powerful of fundamentals, can signal a good multifamily investment. Follow the jobs, strong vertical industries and patterns of migration to find the sound deals of the next upcycle
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