A SLEW OF RECENT market reports are shining a light on what many operators already see at the site level: improved fundamentals in both occupancy and effective rents. Read more
ALTHOUGH Bethany Group’s exposure to extremely volatile real estate markets—including Florida and Phoenix—played heavily into the San Diego-based firm’s collapse, not all Phoenix landlords and investors felt as much heat. Read more
DOMESTIC INVESTORS CONTINUE to be largely out of luck these days. Read more
One of my guilty pleasures is watching Top Chef and Project Runway. Read more
A Long Time Coming
WHEN THE FEDERAL Housing Administration (FHA) changes its multifamily programs—some of which have remained untouched for 40 years—the agency doesn’t fool around. Read more
CWCapital has been acquired by Fortress Investment Group in the third major acquisition of a special servicer in the past year. Read more
Working Class
ARCHSTONE HAS BEEN around long enough to know the basic rule of multifamily arithmetic: jobs minus housing equals a fantastic development opportunity. Read more
The Road to Recovery
BALTIMORE’S RECOVERY hasn’t been as robust as its closest neighbor, Washington, D.C., but signs suggest that employment and economic growth are right around the corner. Read more
AS RENTS FELL AND CONCESSIONS rose across the apartment industry in 2008 and 2009, apartment owners and managers took a defensive, hunker-down approach. They kept heads in beds and slashed expenses. Read more
Strong as Steel
PITTSBURGH'S APARTMENT MARKET seems to have as many things going for it as it has bridges—which is a lot. Read more