June 2016 Table of Contents

Corner Office
2016 Apartment Industry Outlook: Cautiously Confident Capital Markets 2016 Apartment Industry Outlook: Cautiously Confident

Slow recovery, global uncertainty yield conservative forecast for balance of 2016. Read more

Check In
Manhattan Tower Raises the Bar for Luxury Urban Living With Sky-High Backyards Urban Design Manhattan Tower Raises the Bar for Luxury Urban Living With Sky-High Backyards

ODA New York adds suburban charm to city living with its latest project, a development that provides residents with their own backyard—in the heart of the Big Apple. Read more

Kingsley: Satisfaction Steady But Fewer Intend to Renew Multifamily Executive Kingsley: Satisfaction Steady But Fewer Intend to Renew

While residents seem to be just as happy in the first quarter of 2016 as they were in 2015, aspects like rental rate and location are making them think twice about renewing. Read more

RCA: Transaction Volume Up in 1Q Multifamily Executive RCA: Transaction Volume Up in 1Q

Apartment transaction volume jumped 12% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2016. Read more

Focus
Bell Celebrates 40 Years Multifamily Executive Bell Celebrates 40 Years

The Greensboro, N.C.–based owner and operator has undergone a growth spurt over the past decade. Read more

The High Price of High-Salary Jobs Economics The High Price of High-Salary Jobs

With many large employers returning high-wage jobs to city centers, gentrification continues to force lower-paid workers farther out. Read more

Inspire
Cortland Partners Finds Success With In-sourcing From China Multifamily Executive Cortland Partners Finds Success With In-sourcing From China

The apartment operator has spent the past several years in-sourcing more and more of its work to control its ability to grow, all the while proving that if you want it done right, you have to do it yourself. Read more

Retention Revolution: How to Increase Resident Lease Renewals Property Management Retention Revolution: How to Increase Resident Lease Renewals

With new supply set to flood the rental market this year, keeping residents at existing properties is more important than ever. Here’s how to create a community residents will want to call home year after year. Read more

Warning: Watch Out for These Lease Renewal Threats Property Management Warning: Watch Out for These Lease Renewal Threats

Newly built housing options and home purchases are the most notable hinderances to a property's potential to increase renewal rates. Read more

Touch
South Carolina Project Aims to Create Sense of Place With Product, Target Mix Mixed-Use South Carolina Project Aims to Create Sense of Place With Product, Target Mix

Developers partner to 'provide a lifestyle and build community' among the Charleston property's many audiences. Read more

Cardinal Group Scales Up Quickly With Proprietary Intranet Multifamily Executive Cardinal Group Scales Up Quickly With Proprietary Intranet

Fast growth comes with many struggles, including keeping your team feeling like a team. Cardinal Group developed its own social network to keep its employees connected. Read more

10 of 2015's Largest Apartment Developments Multifamily Executive 10 of 2015's Largest Apartment Developments

There were plenty of big projects unveiled last year, but RENTCafe analysts compiled the biggest of the big. Read more

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