While renters are eager to see smart technology incorporated into multifamily design, many home owners just want to get back to the basics. According to a recent report released by the National Association of Home Builders, homebuyers want less fancy features and more function. Laundry Rooms It...
There’s no beating the newest, shiniest apartment project, right? Wrong. Though the appeal of cutting-edge finishes and technologies can’t be denied for certain demographics, with the right branding and positioning, older multifamily communities are seeing occupancy rates increase and even rival their newer competition. Can...
When you hear the term ‘Smart City’ you may be inclined to envision the streets of the world’s educational meccas. However, in the world of Real Estate, Urban Planning, and Development, that term is taking on a completely different meaning. Today, ‘Smart City’ refers not...
Every major college and NFL football team sees its game plan shaped by its offensive and defensive coordinators, working in concert with the head coach in order to stay ahead in the game. For real estate, 2016 will see investors, developers, lenders, users, and service firms intertwined...
The housing buyer market is low, but not for reasons you may think. The Millennial buyer market is a completely different market than that of Gen X, or even Boomer generations. Because of economic changes that have swept across the nation over the past two decades,...
Millennials are rapidly changing the way the world advertises and does business in general. This does not exclude the mortgage process. As digital natives, this new generation of homebuyers is saying goodbye to endless paperwork and having lenders meet them on their turf – online. Millennial...
Now here’s an incentive for Millennials to get off the fence about buying their first home. According to a recent Builder Online article, it is now more affordable to own a home than it was 15 years ago. It's also more cost effective to buy rather...
History has indicated that it’s virtually impossible to get a mortgage after a bankruptcy. It is a whole new housing market today and, while it’s not a cakewalk, it’s definitely possible. How do you qualify for a home loan after going through a bankruptcy? Zip...
According to the Detroit News, housing experts are predicting that many foreclosure sufferers may soon be able to be homebuyers again in 2014. This growing group of bounce-back adults is now coined the “boomerang buyer.” Revisions made over the summer to Federal Housing Administration guidelines and...
Builder Online recently reported that two HUD programs are currently underway aimed at attracting private investors to energy efficient incentives. The first is The Energy Innovation Fund, which plans to award $25 million in funding through a grant process that will seed up to $200...