Communication with team members and residents across various platforms and tools is the key to successful rehabs. But the means for keeping in continual touch needn't all be high-tech—simple spreadsheets, e-mail, and community portals are a great way to start. More
In its list of 10 markets to watch in 2014, Sperry Van Ness looks at the places most likely to attract an influx of Millennials. More
Fannie Mae rolled out a second version of the Green Refinance Plus program in May, and owners are giving the program a big (green) thumbs up. More
McKinley took a failing student housing community in Champaign, Ill. and repositioned it as a garden-style family and young professionals community. More
When BH Properties purchased the heavily distressed Fiesta Park in Mesa, Ariz. in late 2010, the heavy rehab proved to be a template the company would replicate across a dozen more value-add acquisitions. More
Now a mix of rental apartments and for-sale townhomes, the onetime manufacturing facility proves: If it’s livable, residents (and profits) will come. More
The Allen Harrison Company has given hefty meaning to the term “value-add rehab” by adding more than double the units to a recently-acquired Houston property. More
Calculating risk and reward for any renovation must take into account broader market forces and demographics. More
When a property hasn't been updated since it was built more than 25 years ago, it's an understatement to say there's a lot of catching up to do. Such was the case of Bainbridge Company's Saddle Ridge in Ashburn, Va., which underwent a $1.7 million renovation More
Parkway 301, once the birthplace of the Blue Ridge Parkway, had fallen into disuse until an urban-renewal spirit sweeping the nation came to downtown Roanoke, Va. More
