FEATURES

  • Know Thine Enemy

    These four people could ultimately harm the apartment industry's progress.

     

  • Back to the Drawing Board

    The design of H Street was informed by a mountain of research, and careful deliberation. Jon Cox, senior vice president of AvalonBay, and Rohit Anand, a principal with KTGY, discuss the forces that shaped H Street's evolution.

     

  • Social Studies

    Some of the industry’s top marketing experts revealed what works and what doesn’t in navigating the nuanced world of social media at the recent Apartment Internet Marketing Conference held April 25-27 in Phoenix.

     

  • New Media Requires New Policies

    As apartment owners are increasingly encouraging property staff to use social media, they're also thinking about guidelines to govern those outlets.

     

Cover Story

  • When Mix Works Magic

    Mixed-income development offers a possible solution to the lack of construction debt on the multifamily market, but it also poses some potential pitfalls to the unwary.

     

FROM THE EDITOR

  • Don’t Bet the Cycle

    What do Greece's perilous position and Facebook's triumphant situation have in common with multifamily development? It's all about community.

     

CORNER OFFICE

  • Code Hard Cash

    2009 and 2012 IECC requirements come at a steep price to apartment firms.

     

NEWS + NUMBERS

Stat of the Month

  • Mind the Gap

    The gap between the cost of housing and the number of Americans being able to afford it continues to grow.

     

Direct Reports

  • Apartments Enjoy Banner First Quarter

    As always, April brought a flurry of data and commentary about how the apartment industry performed over the winter. And if the REITs and various data providers are to be believed, things looked very good in the first three months of 2012.

     

  • Trammell Crow Re-enters the Development Mix

    In 2010, when Dallas-based Mill Creek Residential spun out from Dallas-based Trammell Crow Residential (TCR), questions were raised about whether TCR?a once vaunted name in multifamily development?would get back in the development business. Now, with more than 2,000 units in the pipeline, that...

     

  • UDR Rings in Anniversary Year with Optimism

    In the midst of deleveraging and portfolio reshuffling, UDR CEO Tom Toomey had good news to report from the first quarter.

     

  • Apartment Sales Jump 31 Percent in Q1 2012

    In the first quarter of 2012, apartment valuations took another step toward erasing the losses they suffered after the financial collapse.

     

  • NAHB Sees Multifamily Starts Rising

    The National Association of Home Builder’s (NAHB) Spring Construction Forecast showed that multifamily starts are projected to continue at a healthy pace as expected.

     

Regional

  • Multi Talented

    With a diverse economy marked by low unemployment, Nashville is becoming a mecca for young professionals seeking rental housing.

     

PEOPLE + PLACES

One to Watch

  • Whatever It Takes

    It's no wonder Dallas-based Pinnacle Family of Cos. came knocking in April when it was looking for a new vice president to oversee multifamily efforts in their Arizona and California markets.

     

SALES + SOLUTIONS

New Developments

  • A Win-Win Trade

    An exchange of land parcels between two developers produces more affordable housing and an unstalled project, all without leaving the block.

     

PRODUCT STUDIO