Apartment Finance Today Featured Stories
Wii rooms, iPhone chargers, cyber cafés ... which tech amenities do Gen Y renters really want? We take a look at what’s hot and what’s not in the minds of this techsavvy, booming demographic. Read more
Green for All
Enterprise Community Partners made the decision to invest only in green housing by 2013. It recently followed up that proclamation with a commitment to bringing the benefits of green to all housing by 2020. Read more
Jumping Beantown
Vacancies in Boston are below 4 percent and keep falling as developers ramp up their pipelines. Read more
Perfect Pitch
As any apartment vet knows, rents are quite robust these days. Dallas-based market researcher Axiometrics, in fact, reports that rents have performed sensationally since November 2011. Read more
Strong Island
As cap rates continue to fall in the five boroughs, investors are gazing east of New York City. Read more
Hot Spots
What does Gen Y want? The wrong answer to that question could cost you millions. Read more
To overcome apartment finance’s fear reflex, operational discipline and execution must be flawless. Read more
Seeing Green
When it comes to greening an apartment community, developers and owners are often of two minds. Read more
Greening for Greenbacks
LINC Housing and Bellwether Enterprise have closed the first Green Refinance Plus loan, a new Fannie Mae/HUD program. Read more
Loan Star
Once the last place a multifamily borrower wanted to go, the FHA is now a popular destination after serving as a rock-steady funding source during the recession. Read more
Return of the Bubble Markets?
The strategic partnership between AREA Property Partners and CC Residential to develop multifamily communities (with two 350-unit projects under way) in South Florida shines a spotlight on this once overbuilt region. Read more
Short Shrift
Housing dominates the news these days. We read about the homeownership slump and how the rate recently fell to 65.4 percent, a 15-year low. Read more