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The year of transformation

The Rey The 478-unit The Rey, named Community of the Year and awarded the title of Best High-Rise Community, represents Wood Partners’ and The Berkshire...

Truth, freedom, and flourishing

Don’t misunderstand. Indonesia is beautiful. Its citizens are most gracious and the scenery, inspiring—some of God’s finest. Core values, however, change the world says the...

Wind at our back

The new tax system, which was reformed for the first time in 32 years in December, strips away some of the long-standing benefits that...

Where rents still rise

A report on the 2017 national rental market, released by RENTCafe shows that rent increases in large cities (with a population of 600,000 or...

The push for rent control

In November 2018, election ballots in California might include a question on rent control. Right now, California law restricts the spread of rent regulations...

Walking tall

Of course, there are some obligatory qualifiers for that optimism. Most economists continue to project sustained moderate growth; but if a national recession takes...

The passive-aggressive boss

If you’re struggling with the effects of your boss’s toxic personality, you aren’t alone. According to Mental Health America’s examination of over 17,000 employees...

When email turns ugly

Lee had spent the entire weekend preparing for the presentation. Not only did he know the numbers inside and out, he was also excited...

What can multifamily operators do to help fight the flu?

Church services across the country make regular announcements encouraging those not feeling well to stay home, and not shake hands when greeting each other. Hundreds...

Solar: At what cost?

Finding cheaper sources of power is a no-brainer in any circle. Many in the solar business have learned that to get communities, investors and...

The missing middle

When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end. -...

Rats, roaches and repairs

Where do renters most enjoy renting? With data from the 2015 American Housing Survey, we were able to crunch the numbers on the cities...

Private vs. public property rights

Controlling housing rental rates is a classic example of the erosion of private property rights. Traditional rent controls specify a maximum rent that property...

California’s answer to its housing crisis

With high demand on top of inadequate supply, the meaning of “affordable” in the most desirable locations can be difficult to gauge. According to...

Aided by tax credits, adaptive reuse pays off for developers

These adaptive reuse projects are often costlier than new construction and fraught with challenges, but the consensus among developers is that the reward is...

How office politics corrupts potential

The answer is, it’s mixed. On the one hand, science has given us robust tools and powerful theories to quantify the key indicators of...

Pump up the volume

Apartment completions in the 150 largest U.S. metros spiked at 395,775 units in 2017, a volume that beats the 2016 level by a significant...

Rent control raises housing costs

A new paper analyzes the effects of rent control expansion in the city and finds that it reduced rental housing supply, causing a city...

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