Next Generation Apartment Managers to be Business Savvy, Tech Optimized
The emergence of greater instiutional investor ownership in the apartment sector has necessitated a new breed of balance-sheet aware, technology literate property managers. Read more
2011 MFE Award Winners Shine
The winners of the 2011 Multifamily Executive Awards exemplify the best in project development and design, business practices and humanitarianism, and visionary leadership. Read more
The 2011 MFE Awards Winners
The industry's most stunning projects also suggest a healthy future for multifamily. Read more
Stat of the MOnth
Search Engine Optimization, Curb Appeal Emerge as top Apartment Resident Attractants
Apartment prospects say that search engines, ILSs and drive-by are their top three sources for finding a new unit. Read more
The super committee charged with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit cuts will make its recommendations by Thanksgiving, and several tax programs and provisions popular in the multifamily industry may be on the chopping block. Read more
According to a geographic exposure study recently conducted by Charlottesville, Va.-based SNL Financial, since 2007, Archstone has decreased its overall asset exposure in Virginia and California, while increasing its asset bulk in Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Read more
It’s been over a month now since the debt ceiling crisis and the subsequent U.S. credit downgrade from Standard & Poor’s. Despite having as strong an outlook as any real estate sector (and most sectors in the economy in general), multifamily felt some aftershocks. Read more
High Rises Fill Void in Energy Star
Apartment high rises have always presented a challenge for the Department of Energy when trying to apply the Energy Star label. The program covered commercial and industrial buildings, where building owners provide at least 12 consecutive month’s energy data into its portfolio manager product. Read more
Can Cap-Rate Compression Continue?
The current pricing environment continues to surprise observers, forcing many multifamily firms to reconsider their investment strategies. But can capitalization rates continue to trend downward? Read more
REGIONAL OUTLOOK
Twin Cities Triumph
Minneapolis/St. Paul apartment owners relish strong market, low vacancies in 2011. Read more