Editor's Note
About the Editor
Paul started his career in business journalism nearly three decades ago and joined Multi-Housing News’ sister publication, Commercial Property Executive, in 2005. He became executive editor of both brands in 2015. Paul has covered the full range of industry issues, contributed special reports on a variety of major trends and profiled many leading commercial and multifamily real estate executives. He regularly represents MHN at major industry events.
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Bucking The Odds At the National Multifamily Housing Council’s annual conference in Orlando a couple of months ago, I had a chance to talk shop with one of the best in the affordable housing business: Daryl Carter, the founder & CEO of Avanath Capital Management.
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New Tricks When it comes to employee training, Camden Property Trust has turned education on its head and done some learning of its own.
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A Crossroads As 2018 begins, we stand at a crossroads. Well into the economic cycle, we should be nearing its inflection point, but it keeps chugging along.
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The To-Do List A few ideas to help jump-start your agenda for 2018.
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Charging forward I have to admit to a longtime envy of the amenities offered to many apartment dwellers.
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Real Money A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money,” Everett Dirksen once said, and the legendary lion of the Senate would have to admit that $3.4 billion is a nice chunk of change. That’s how much multifamily property owners could save every year through energy efficiency upgrades, according to a 2016 estimate by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
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Resident Attraction Multifamily occupancy stood at 95.5 percent at the end of June, according to Yardi Matrix data, with rents continuing to climb, though at a reduced rate from the headier years of the post-recession recovery.
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Market Measure Midway through 2017, the commercial and multifamily markets are characterized by a mix of caution and confidence.
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Old-School Values When I went off to college 40 years ago this September—now there’s a statement that would give anybody pause—my two roommates and I were assigned to a ground-floor dormitory suite that was Spartan, even by 1977 standards.
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Twin Rewards Multifamily professionals can reap the financial benefits of mastering a complex, endlessly evolving business. At the same time, the business is in a unique position to strengthen the fragile fabric of our communities.