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Lew Sichelman

Pilot Extended, Lending Caps Lowered

Columnist Lew Sichelman on Fannie Mae’s positive rent payment pilot program and the multifamily loan ceiling.

Why Multifamily Solvency Will Demand Transparency

Gantry’s Charlie Kokernak on the importance of being realistic about current capital market challenges and opportunities.

It’s Time to Modernize Home Construction in the US

Disaster recovery costs are no longer sustainable, write Ben Evans of USGBC and Jonathan Harwitz of the Housing Assistance Council.

Lew Sichelman

Creativity Rules in Adaptive Reuse

Columnist Lew Sichelman on the future of unused buildings.

Laura Khouri

3 Ways Property Managers Can Think Like an Owner

Laura Khouri of Western National Property Management on a mindset that will deliver efficiencies and value.

Is Multifamily Nearing a Turning Point?

Amid a slow investment market, fundamentals are stabilizing, observes JLL’s Michael Zaremski.

How Institutional Investors View Apartments Today

DB Capital’s Brennen Degner provides insights from CRE’s largest investors.

Lew Sichelman

Biden Moves to Boost Residential Conversions

Columnist Lew Sichelman on how HUD and other agencies are supporting this trend.

Richard Burns, president & CEO,The NHP Foundation

The Case for a Federal Zoning Agency

Disparate efforts among state and local jurisdictions are not moving the needle for affordable housing, observes the NHP Foundation’s Richard Burns.

Lew Sichelman

Trimming Parking Rules Could Save Thousands

Columnist Lew Sichelman on the costs of too many spaces.