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A Family Affair

Kisco Senior Living appeals to prospects by developing a rapport with the whole family—in 40 seconds or less

Playing for Keeps

The Las Vegas apartment market may be underwater, but investors can still win a deal in Sin City

Here’s the Money

One year after the financial crisis, there are multiple options for financing multifamily housing

Figuring out Social Media

As management companies and residents alike flock to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, their use as marketing tools can be both intriguing and inconclusive

Web Feature: Affordable Housing Sees Early Signs of Recovery

There’s no gold rush or anything but there’s talk of investors coming back into the market.

Achieving LEED Silver with Metal Frame Construction

By Diana Mosher, Editor-in-Chief Mission Walk is a development by Berry Street LLC—an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation—and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA). “This workforce housing is for folks who earn too much to qualify for low income housing but not enough to buy market rate housing in San Francisco,” says Richard Stacy, FAIA, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), the San Francisco-based firm that designed Mission Walk. [Mission Walk was featured in MHN Magazine’s May issue. Click here to read “Development & Design: Staying in San Francisco.”] Mission Walk is on track to being certified LEED Silver. The paperwork…

Going Mobile: Is Your Property Doing What It Takes?

Statistics show that mobile Internet search is more than a trend.

Web Feature: Implementing Creative Ideas at Your Community

Property managers find new ways to facilitate interaction among residents.

Get Ready for ‘Fair Value’

A new method of reporting commercial real estate asks ‘what can you sell the property for?’

Maximize Efficiencies for Student Housing Turns

It’s nearly that time of year—when student housing owners and operators are preparing for the busiest season and the dreaded turnover. While conventional apartments have the luxury of spacing out turnovers throughout the year, student housing turns occur in a span of about two weeks.