http://www.multifamilybiz.comLatest Blogs from MultifamilyBiz.comen-us© 2010 MultifamilyBiz.com1http://www.multifamilybiz.com/blogs.aspxhttp://multifamilybiz.com/images/multifamilylogosmall.png14433MultifamilyBiz.com RSS Feed - Multifamily Housing Blogshttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=74An important part of any smart property marketing strategy should include the use of Google analytics on your website. Now, it doesn't matter what type of website you have for your property (your own custom website or a third party hosted site), you...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:08:44 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=73(An interview with Scott Villani, head of marketing and revenue management for Forest City's multifamily portfolio) The buzz about revenue management was on the streets a few years before Forest City Residential began to look at it seriously. "W...Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:34:58 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=72At PropertyMarketingGurus.com we believe one of the most important elements of your apartment marketing strategy is your property photos. Even if you aren't a professional photographer, here are some creative ways and hints for taking great picture...Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:39:10 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=71The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) issued a press release yesterday stating "that it will launch multiple investigations into the lending practices of certain mortgage lenders to determine if they illegally denied families mortgag...Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:46:19 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=70My thanks to Kim Duty at National Multi Housing Council for tweeting today's Washington Post article titled "Obama's next focus of reform: Housing finance". One statement by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan especially catches the eye. In being identified ...Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:48:50 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=69The global financial crisis has created some unexpected collateral damage for affordable multifamily housing owners. With the collapse of the low-income housing tax credit and housing bonds markets, the state housing finance agencies found themselves...Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:37:13 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=68The American Apartment Owners Association published an interesting article in its newsletter last Friday titled "Advertising and Fair Housing – Forget About Freedom of Speech" written by Charles Brown, a certified real estate attorney in Austin, Texa...Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:57:22 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=67Recent actions by the Bexar Appraisal District ("BAD") in San Antonio, Texas bring to mind the writings of poet and philosopher George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." In an effort to make up for its own ine...Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:20:55 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=66Recent articles in American Banker and the New York Times provide a frightening indication of the bias against multifamily housing in the Obama Administration's version of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored entity (GSE) behemoth...Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:25:51 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=65When I speak with apartment REITs, community managers, and those single listing owners that wish to rent their apartment, they still seem baffled why would a user search for apartments on Condo.com?!? The answer is simple, because like most things r...Wed, 12 May 2010 10:34:26 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=64As reported in the Houston Chronicle on April 7, 2010, (See Entire Article At This Link: www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6947305.html, under Mayor Annise Parker's plan to dramatically increase city water and sewer fees, the fees for residenti...Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:58:16 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=63Bruce Karaz, Jeffery Mesger, Backdating trial: Karatz who is currently suspended as a member of the California Bar and his defense team Keker & Van Nest LLP have only one way out? - To infer that the witnesses Johnson and Ray have been tampered with ...Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:17:45 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=60I believe, we are going to see more Mixed-Use, Storefront Retail/ Apartments in the near future, in downtown, Main Street areas, and also in suburb Town Plazas too. I remember growing up in Brooklyn, New York, where there were many, many storefront r...Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:28:55 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=58Location, location, location has been the cornerstone of the real estate industry, but a new mantra is emerging, especially for the multifamily industry. Walkability is today's hottest trend and gives a whole new meaning to prime location. MyNewPla...Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:03:50 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=57What is Universal Waste? Universal Waste is generated universally, by several sectors of society and by so many different types of business; hence the name "Universal Waste" The EPA discovered that these wastes actually contain harmful chemical...Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:37:15 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=56Last week, I was talking with Leah Brewer, "The Leasing Queen", and she pointed out a very important distinction that many people misunderstand. The purpose of advertising is to produce leads: phone calls and emails from renters. The purpose of a lea...Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:09:48 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=55Nothing like working on a deal, getting zoning, permits and attempting to make those near your development aware of what you are doing. Then you walk into a zoning hearing, your project makes all the sense in the world, good product, great economic i...Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:12:39 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=54On net, increasing home sales numbers in the nation's housing bubble metros seem to represent good news for the apartment sector. While home sales momentum in California, Florida, Phoenix and Las Vegas does mean that a few apartment renters are leavi...Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:20:55 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=53As I have traveled the country meeting with clients, vendors and other multifamily service and product providers, I have accumulated some creative and cost effective ideas regarding resident retention and marketing. The current economic pressure seem...Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:48:08 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=52RentLinx recently released our much anticipated Plus! service and the launch has been wildly successful! We've added many great partners and our members are signing up every day to get additional advertising exposure! Plus is a little different ...Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:49:45 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=51Over the last couple of years I've read various articles regarding "Green Building Technology", "Benefits of Green Building" and "LEED Certification" all posted on various websites. For the most part, I've found these articles to be very informative ...Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:18:17 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=50On August 29, 2005, at 6:10am, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a strong Category 4 storm, south of Buras, LA (about 60-miles from New Orleans) along the Mississippi delta. The eye crossed the coastline a second time along the Mississippi- Louisian...Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:07:05 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=49Many of our customers are asking we post their listings on Craigslist.org. We find this site to be effective in producing many leads. Does your community post on Craigslist? MynewPlace.com has an internal link to the site which I find helpful. Th...Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:07:21 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=48Websites, technology, internet, social media – gets confusing doesn't it? Now enter the elusive "Resident Portal" that has been touted as a must have for the last several years. The issue is; how does one define it? The big software companies ha...Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:29:11 GMThttp://www.multifamilybiz.com/blog.aspx?id=47So much buzz today on resident retention, how do you keep them from running out the door, get them to renew that lease! Residents leave for many reasons, most notable is service, and running a close second is they can rent a new condo on the cheap th...Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:08:44 GMT