Multi-Housing News: Inside the January 2013 Issue

Editor’s Note: New Year, New Opportunities

Happy 2013! As we ring in the New Year, MHN’s January issue delves into the multifamily investment landscape, now that the contentious November elections are behind us.

Executive Insight: Surviving Sandy

Michael Gubbins shares tips from Albanese’s disaster management plan.

City Pages: Related Group Purchases $18.5M Mixed-Use Site

Another Related Group apartment development could rise at the intersection of Coral Way and South Miami Avenue, as the company recently closed on the $18.5 million purchase of a 1.29-acre mixed-use development site.

City Pages: Owings Mills’ First LEED Gold Apartment Community

Groveton Green Apartments recently held a grand opening ceremony in Owings Mills.

Cover Story: Investment Forecast

With the presidential election over, the apartment industry faces unknowns going into 2013.

Legislative Agenda: The Big Three

Multifamily insiders zero in on the most important legislative issues to be tackled in 2013.

Marketing: Selling Spaces

The guidelines for best-in-class leasing offices and model units are changing—are your apartment assets on board?

Market Report: Transition Zone

Canada’s condo market gives way to a booming renter demographic.

Products & Services: Bath Tech as a Marketing Tool 

There is one thing that every apartment resident has in common. Every day begins and ends in the bathroom.

Renters’ Choice: Pet Policies

What guidelines suit your community and residents best?

On Location: The Park at Fox Trails, Plano, Texas

The Park at Fox Trails—a 286-unit apartment community in Plano, Texas—is located on the Blue Bonnet Trail. But the most impressive on-site amenity, according to Property Manager Pam Humphries, is her team.

Perspective: Business Development 101

Building lasting relationships.