Videos

MHN TV: Regulatory and Benchmarking Update

MHN interviews AUM executives at the 2011 NAA conference in Las Vegas. Jeffrey Peterson and Jim Kenneally share information about water meter regulations in California as well as benchmarking green attributes in affordable housing.

MHN TV: Lori Snider Shares Marketing Tips

MHN interviews multifamily marketing strategist Lori Snider, founder of The Lori Snider Company, at the 2011 NAA conference in Las Vegas. Snider shares ideas gleaned from the retail sector and offers suggestions for maximizing the marketing potential of laundry rooms, parking areas and more.

MHN TV: Turning Prospects into Renters

MHN Editor-in-Chief Diana Mosher visits with Sanford Steinberg, AIA, CPG during the 2011 NAA conference in Las Vegas. Steinberg shares strategies for apartment unit layouts, how to create an inviting arrival experience that will seal the deal, and current trends shaping amenities.

U.S. Making a Strong Recovery According to IPD Global Index

Peter Hobbs, senior director of Group Business Development at IPD, discusses research from the IPD 2010 Global Index, which found, among other things, that multifamily was the top performing asset class in the United States for 2010.

MHN TV: California’s Segmented CRE Recovery

Chris Cooper, CEO of the Charles Dunn Company, speaks on the segmented nature of California’s recovery, gives his outlook for the remainder of 2011, and expresses concern over corporations learning to make do with less. This interview took place at the CoreNet Global Summit in Chicago this May.

MHN TV: San Bernardino Industrial Market Alive and Well

Kelly Reenders, deputy director for the County of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency, discusses how the San Bernardino industrial market is making a comeback. Transport convenience has played a large role in the recently flurry of transactions.

MHN TV: Mel Gamzon’s Seniors Report (1Q11)

Longtime seniors housing expert Mel Gamzon offers insights into the seniors housing market as the first Baby Boomers turn 65. His seniors housing report is a quarterly feature on CPE TV and MHN TV.

MHN TV: Margaret Allen on FHA’s Acquisition/Rehab Financing

Margaret Allen, CEO and owner of AGM Financial Services Inc., weighs the pros and cons of obtaining acquisition/rehab financing via Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance versus Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

MHN TV: Market Researcher Michael Puls on Absorption Trends and Unit Mixes

Michael Puls, owner of market research firm Foley and Puls, discusses apartment fundamentals, absorption trends in the Southwest, multifamily unit mixes, and why larger units will rent faster.

MHN TV: Quick Response Attracts Lenders to MF

In this third part of a three-part series, Faron Thompson, managing director at Primary Capital Advisors, talks with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Paige Steers about multifamily’s quick response to the economy. Thompson describes the attractive lending terms today and predicts conduits, life companies and banks will be commanding a larger piece of the multifamily market in 2011.