Mark Olshaker • 11 min read
Is far as scientists know, light is the fastest-moving entity in the universe. And now, harnessing the energy provided by our only significant light source, 92.6 million miles away, is the fastest-moving technology to provide for our future power needs.
Katherine Ferguson • 6 min read
By the 1950s, the Savannah home was one of 52 Little Sisters of the Poor locations in the U.S. With nursing home regulations and mandated safety codes of the 1960s, these homes were facing expensive renovations or, more commonly, outright closure.
Marty Bell • 8 min read
It can feel as overwhelming as combining algebra and physics into one class. Both affordable housing and assisted living are vital solutions to the issues faced by aging Americans, but they are also each extremely complicated to develop and manage.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
At a time when large developers matter because of their impacts on cities, LDS should be a bigger part of America’s urbanist conversation.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Just as U.S. cities have become bastions of disparity, so too are their neighborhoods. Particularly in this era of spatial dispersion, when rich people settle in centrally-located areas and poor people in the suburbs, it isn’t hard to pick out the right and wrong sides of town.
Kyle Lui • 3 min read
It can be difficult to keep tabs on the strategies that housing finance agencies are utilizing in their Qualified Allocation Plans (QAP) to meet local housing needs since they vary from state-to-state.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Oakville, WA—In the space between Portland and Seattle lies a unique rural character that, perhaps even more than those two great cities, defines the Pacific Northwest.
Christian Robin • 2 min read
For asset managers, the days of bringing pen and paper to site visits are long gone – with a smartphone’s ability to record notes, take photos and fit conveniently in one’s pocket, it seems like a no-brainer. Going one step beyond that, there are now various apps (at various price points and capabilities) built specifically to aid in your ability to conduct meaningful and efficient site-visits at your properties.
Darryl Hicks • 9 min read
Over his career, Ken Lore has advised some of the nation’s largest real estate owners, developers and financial institutions, and distinguished himself as a top legal mind in affordable housing.
Elaine Magil • 10 min read
Managing capital expenses in the tax credit-driven housing industry is a primary responsibility of asset managers. As this industry has matured, there has been a growing recognition of the need for a structured, thoughtful approach to maintaining the physical assets in order for properties to provide steadier, more long-term benefits.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
When it comes to housing, the reports now emerging from Canada ought to sound familiar. Our northern neighbor has several cities that have jumped full throttle into the globalization race, growing and modernizing quickly.
Mark Olshaker • 10 min read
Once a property is built or acquired, how do owners make sure it is performing properly, living up to their goals and expectations, meeting the needs of its residents and not falling into disrepair?