The January February 2012 issue of Yield PRO magazine
Tag: January February 2012
Turning foreclosures into rentals
GTIS Partners will spend $1 billion by 2016 acquiring single-family homes to manage as rentals, Thomas Shapiro, the fund's founder said. That followed announcements...
Why you won’t quit your job
And when we bumped into each other last week, I found her toiling away in exactly the same role, still dreaming of her nonprofit...
How leaders kill meaning at work
As a senior executive, you may think you know what job number one is: developing a killer strategy. In fact, this is only Job...
Forest City shifts focus to core markets, selling land portfolio
David J. LaRue, president and CEO of the Cleveland-based company, said the push will lay "a foundation for accelerated value creation." The disclosure is...
Failing to update your travel policy is risky business
As more and more employees embark on business travel, the opportunities for trouble—whether it's overpaying for a flight or something far more serious—increases commensurately. Still,...
Zuckerberg may need to fail
As Matt Yglesias pointed out at Slate, Mark Zuckerberg will remain totally in control of Facebook. Lots of control is something that many CEOs...
Prepare your business for Facebook mobile ads
To that end, a new mobile ad program is rumored to launch in March, according to a Financial Times report. Here are five directions...
When to give up on your goals
The only hitch was that Ben, as a teacher, had to be at work early, so our matches could begin no later than 6:00...
Thousands of new apartments in works across Charlotte, N.C.
The development is part of a much larger trend across the city. More than 1,000 apartment units are under construction currently and thousands more...
Banks paying homeonwers a bonus to avoid foreclosure
Lenders have routinely delayed or blocked such transactions, known as short sales, in which they accept less from a buyer than the seller's outstanding...
Greenville, S.C. renters to see flood of new apartments
No fewer than seven new complexes are under construction or planned, and if they all get built, the existing supply will grow by nearly...
Apartment industry responds to President Obama’s real estate owned initiative
We are pleased to see the Administration explicitly recognizing the importance of rental housing in meeting our nation's housing needs through the Real-Estate Owned...
