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Cover Story

  • A Certain Chemistry

    The property management firm is focused on operational efficiencies and leveraging systems across a growing fee-management portfolio.

     

FROM THE EDITOR

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    Spring Fever

    This is the season for fresh starts and new beginnings, and at the magazine, we are doing just that.

     

NEWS + NUMBERS

Stat of the Month

  • Small Slice

    The country's largest 50 owners and managers still account for only a small slice of the national rental stock.

     

Direct Reports

  • Woman in Charge

    Five questions with Carol Galante, HUD's newly appointed deputy assistant secretary of multifamily.

     

  • Legal Woes

    Companies join a growing roster of multifamily firms trying to navigate the complicated, often contradicting, federal accessibility laws.

     

  • Under the Microscope

    Multifamily companies find renters digging in on renewals as they struggle to entice residents to stay put.

     

  • Multifamily News Bites: May 2009

    New partnership for MITS, bedbug problems emerge in Manhattan, distressed asset Web sites, and more industry news.

     

  • Cautious Optimism

    Challenges to lending and real estate fundamentals remain despite national accounting board's relaxation of so-called fair value rules.

     

Regional

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    Brain Trust

    An educated workforce and reliance on recession-resistant industries has Boston poised for solid apartment industry performance.

     

PEOPLE + PLACES

One to Watch

  • Larry Curtis

    Larry Curtis, WinnDevelopment’s managing partner, advocates for affordable housing as the 2009 president of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association.

     

Apartment Life

  • Safety Nets

    Multifamily firms offer programs that reassure new and existing residents alike, encouraging them to sign up and stay put.

     

SALES + SOLUTIONS

New Developments

  • Good Fortune

    A West Harlem, N.Y., community will unite green and affordability.

     

Tech Specs

  • Easy Pay

    Multifamily embraces virtual systems to secure rents in tough times even as usage of credit cards for payment remains sporadic among residents.

     

PRODUCT STUDIO

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    Green Acres

    Developers improve open space with unique products.

     

LANDMARKS

  • Landmarks

    Leland Bryant's Harper House is still glamorous after 80 years.

     

MFE TOP 50

Top 50 Builders

  • Looking for the Bottom

    For the country's largest builders of multifamily units, 2008 was a bad year, and 2009 will likely be worse.

     

Top 50 Owners

  • Slimming Down

    Large institutional players rid themselves of excess fat.

     

Top 50 Managers

  • Return to Prominence

    Large third-party managers get a boost in business as owners focus on strengthening operating fundamentals.

     

Top Remodelers

  • Numbers Game

    Apartment renovators slow their pace in 2008.