Top Priorities in Housing Policy for 2009
Policy watchers task the Obama administration with rebuilding HUD, managing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, juicing up the low-income housing tax credit market, and addressing green building. Read more
Doris Koo's Community-Oriented Vision Reshapes Enterprise
Doris Koo's Enterprise is a departure from the company's 25-year-old paradigm. Here's how this community organizer plans to reinvent housing in her backyard—and yours. Read more
Look Carefully Before Leaping Into Distressed Assets
If we become an industry of vultures, we may have nothing on which to prey. Read more
Oversupply is just one problem in bad markets such as Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Read more
NYC Affordable Housing Plan Reaches Milestone
New York reaches the midway point in its municipal affordable housing plan, the largest in the nation. Read more
News Bites: February 2009
Tom Bozzuto honored by ULI, an ingenious roommate fridge, 2011 construction outlook, and more news. Read more
Multifamily Insurance Costs Drop... For Now
Insurance premiums fall at multifamily properties, according to NMHC survey. Read more
Group Recommends Stripping HUD of Fair Housing Authority
Former HUD secretaries Henry Cisneros and Jack Kemp call for an overall of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read more
Brokers Get Into Distressed Asset Business
Multifamily brokerage firms, including CBRE and Cushman and Wakefield, are launching distressed assets practices. Read more
regional outlook
Strong Future for Austin Multifamily Market
Austin, Texas, apartment market attracts investors with a long-term outlook. Read more
one to watch
Moe Vela Jr. Joins Biden's Team
The Comunidades Group's Moe Vela Jr. heads to the White House as director of administration for the office of Vice President Joe Biden. Read more
apartment life
Five Ways to Better Manage Community Events
Community-sponsored events can help develop resident loyalty. Here are four steps to ensure your next party earns five stars. Read more
FACELIFT
Facelift: BellTell Lofts Renovation
The timing couldn’t have been better for New York City-based development company Clipper Equity, which was in the market for a condo conversion project in Brooklyn. The NY Telephone Building immediately caught their eye. Read more
new developments
New L.A. Project Addresses Architectural Constraints
717 Olympic residential tower helps transform historic district in downtown Los Angeles. Read more
tech specs
Beta Testing Helps Prove Multifamily Technology Prowess
Beta testing and subsequent tech rollouts must follow a slow-but-steady mantra to meet multifamily muster. Read more
Product Studio: Security and Locking Systems
Technology helps multifamily residents take control of their safety. Read more
Lafayette Park in Detroit
Lafayette Park is the first urban renewal project in the country still functioning as it was intended. Read more