FEATURES

  • Shadows Cast

    The federal REO Rental Initiative will cast more uncertainty over an already large shadow market.

     

Cover Story

  • Hold School

    Berriz Marries an Old School Entrepreneurial Formula with Technology to Provide a Roadmap to Optimizing Rehab Dollars

     

FROM THE EDITOR

  • The Human Factor

    Albert Berriz and his team at McKinley profit by putting the value in value-add.

     

NEWS + NUMBERS

Stat of the Month

  • Squeeze Play

    Prices in the country's core markets are flattening as more capital chases yield off the beaten path.

     

Direct Reports

  • Capital Streams Grow for Rehab

    Just two years ago, it was hard to find money if you wanted to buy and rehab an apartment building. But as rents have recovered, the opportunity for rehab has opened up. That's brought money back in the game.

     

  • CMBS Heats Up: Is it Back to Stay?

    Pricing for CMBS loans has fallen dramatically and a growing number of conduits are getting aggressive. But the same thing happened around this time last year, and it didn't last.

     

  • Apartment Owners Tackle Negative Online Reviews

    ApartmentRatings.com has long been the most controversial of the ratings websites out there. Many managers and owners consider it a hotbed for resident hostility. In a recent survey distributed and compiled by Multifamily Insiders and sponsored by Lutherville, Md.-based SatisFacts Research and...

     

  • Pivot Point: In Chicago Market, Lennar's Multifamily Play Takes Shape as It Plans a Single-Family Exit

    Lennar Homes, a single-family, top five–ranked home builder and real estate investor, has begun to bring its recently crafted multifamily play from blueprint to reality. Lennar plans to unwind its single-family, for-sale operations in the beleaguered Chicago market, and, at the same time, it's...

     

  • New D.C. Green Mandate Could Have National Impact

    Multifamily and commercial buildings in Washington, D.C., may soon be going green. A proposal from the D.C. Office of Planning issues new regulations for multifamily and commercial buildings city-wide, varying by zone.

     

Regional

  • Philly Unfazed

    The city of our nation's birth continues to be relevant to apartment developers and owners, with healthy occupancies, unemployment, and rental rates.

     

PEOPLE + PLACES

One to Watch

  • All Revved Up

    Hunting down multifamily assets in secondary and tertiary markets and getting the most out of net operating income is all in a day's work for Joel Sanders

     

SALES + SOLUTIONS

New Developments

  • Aging Gracefully

    Dahlia Square Senior Apartments has been a big boon to downtown Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood, adding life, greenery, and, most of all, quality affordable housing for seniors where none had existed.

     

PRODUCT STUDIO

  • Pane Speaking

    Whether rehabbing or building new, the right windows and doors can add class, security, and overall environmental friendliness to a multifamily development.

     

RENOVATIONS ISSUE

  • Out of Rehab

    Six case studies from our third annual MFE Apartment Renovation Index survey demonstrate how multifamily developers can increase rents and up occupancy despite a tough economy.