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Angela Kelcher

What’s Next in the Affordable Housing Fight

JLL’s Angela Kelcher on some powerful strategies for creating and preserving these units.

Avoid These 4 Multifamily Investment Mistakes

Karlin Conklin of Investors Management Group on lessons to be learned.

Lew Sichelman

Rental Competition Heats Up Despite Weakening Market

Occupancy rates remain high.

Modeling DC’s TOPA Program

Developer-tenant partnerships have a higher likelihood of receiving public financing, observes NHPF’s Tim Pryor.

Fed’s Outdated Navigation Is Leading the Economy Astray

RADCO Cos.’ Norman Radow on how antiquated metrics make a recession probable.

Development Is Financeable If You Have What Lenders Want

Parkview Financial’s Blair Lewis on the types of projects and sponsors getting funded today.

Lew Sichelman

What’s in a Name When It Comes to Apartment Buildings?

Columnist Lew Sichelman on managing the monikers in your portfolio.

Why Versatility Is Today’s Must-Have Amenity

Josh Kassing of Mary Cook Associates finds beauty alone will not keep residents engaged or drive value for owners.

HUD Clarifies ‘Discriminatory Effects’ for Rental Housing

The agency reinstated a 2013 rule on determining when a provider has been biased against a resident, notes Burr & Forman’s Russell Rutherford.

Mixed-use Housing

Managing the Complexities of Mixed-Use Developments

These projects can involve a web of developers and interested third parties, observes Robert P. Friedman of Carlton Fields’ L.A. office.