Betsy Befus

Patchwork Policies

by Betsy Befus

A patchwork quilt can be comforting on a cold winter evening. But the United States' current patchwork immigration policy—various state and local initiatives coupled with federal regulatory enforcement and litigation—benefits no one.
Up in Smoke:Multifamily Properties Institute Smoking Bans

by Betsy Befus

Smoke-free policies make their way into multifamily housing.
Cutting Checks

by Betsy Befus

The numbers are in–and nobody's walking away with big money. According to the results of the 2004 NMHC National Apartment Management Compensation and Benefits Practices Survey, apartment companies are continuing to cut costs in myriad ways, including slowing the pace of company-wide salary increases and reducing short-term incentive and bonus payments.