Operations & Technology
MNS Sees Positives in Brooklyn Rental Report
Residential brokerage, sales and marketing firm MNS released its January 2012 Brooklyn Rental Report, and although there was a slight decrease in rental rates for the beginning of the year, all signs point to a positive year ahead.
How Students Look for Apartments
Catalyst’s most recent survey shows what students use to look for apartments.
Argo Expands Manhattan Co-op Management Portfolio
Argo Real Estate, a specialist in New York-area real estate, has been selected as property manager for three residential co-op properties in Manhattan.
SPECIAL REPORT: Webinar Outlines What it Takes to Implement Successful Submetering
In a recent webinar organized by Multi-Housing News, speakers provided advice on the key components of an effective submetering program.
Editor's Note: My Changing Cityscape
Urban infill is a gradual process with long-lasting results.
LA Affordable Housing Development Opens on School District Land
Rio Vista Apartments, the first joint-use development in Los Angeles County that combines affordable housing and an Early Education Center on school district surplus land, has opened.
MHN Interview: NYU's Furman Center's Surprising Data on Subsidized Housing
New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy was recently awarded the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. MHN interviewed Furman Center co-director Ingrid Gould Ellen on the Furman Center and what surprising data their research revealed about subsidized housing.
MHN TV: Leasing Trends 2012
Alexandra Jackiw, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Buckingham Companies, shares her takeaways from the NMHC Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, including several trends that property managers should keep an eye on in 2012.
Honolulu to Market City-Owned Affordable Housing
The City and County of Honolulu has selected CBRE Group to market its entire portfolio of affordable rental housing communities, with the intention of transitioning ownership of the housing to private ownership.
Avoiding Workplace Violence: What Property Managers Need to Know
The recent sexual assault of a Texas property manager serves as a tragic reminder of the potential for crime and violence inherent in working with the public. However, hardened criminals are just one potential source of trouble. Tenants, visitors, co-workers, vendors and spillovers from domestic violence are also areas of risk.