4 Threats to Multifamily Housing
These four people could ultimately harm the apartment industry's progress. Read more
The Drawing Board Explored: A Q&A With Jon Cox and Rohit Anand
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. Read more
Apartment firms are finally turning “likes” into leases through social networks that connect closely with residents while marketing properties to all their friends. Read more
Social Media Presents Challenges for Apartment Owners
As apartment owners are increasingly encouraging property staff to use social media, they're also thinking about guidelines to govern those outlets. Read more
Mixed-Income Development: The Construction Debt Solution
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. Read more
Greece, Facebook, and Multifamily
What do Greece's perilous position and Facebook's triumphant situation have in common with multifamily development? It's all about community. Read more
New Energy Code Requirements Costly for Apartment Owners
2009 and 2012 IECC requirements come at a steep price to apartment firms. Read more
More and more women are working in the multifamily industry—and rising in the ranks. That's a great sign. Read more
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. Read more
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 question has been answered. Read more
With a large affordable portfolio, a series of joint ventures, and a different financing strategy, AIMCO has always had a slightly different story than its apartment REIT brethren. On Friday’s first quarter earnings call CEO Terry Considine took steps to outline how the Denver-based company plans to simplify its story. Read more