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    YIMBY: The making of a movement

    Yes, In My Backyard groups have formed in communities across the country to fight zoning and development practices that make housing less affordable.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • June 13, 2022
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    Property managers deal with churn

    With more investors selling properties than in the past, operators learn to adjust.

    By • June 13, 2022
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    Meet the YIMBYs

    Housing advocates are changing the affordability conversation by standing up for denser development.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • June 13, 2022
  • A home in North Carolina
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    Squeezing efficiency out of single-family rentals

    After rapid growth over the past couple of years, Pure still sees consolidation opportunities through technology.

    By • June 13, 2022
  • 10 North Main apartment building in Wharton, New Jersey
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    NJ developer relies on communication, planning to fight cost increases

    Rising interest rates add another complication to underwriting development.

    By • June 2, 2022
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    Thought Leaders: May 2022

    This month executives from Northland, Accesso, FPI Management and more talk about their latest challenges and successes.

    By • May 26, 2022
  • The 212 Kittery Point, Santa Rosa, California community.
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    Pure makes a play for institutional investors, looks for more acquisitions

    The company expects to operate in 25 states by the end of the year and recently closed a $50 million financing round.

    By • May 25, 2022
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    BTR platform AHV Communities makes additions to its leadership team

    AHV brings on four new executives as it aims to build from coast to coast.

    By • May 23, 2022
  • The Eisley, Sacramento, FPI Management
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    How the nation's fifth-largest manager is handling staffing issues

    FPI Management sees a recovery in some West Coast markets even as it grapples with labor challenges.

    By • May 20, 2022
  • Freddie Mac's headquarters' signage
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    Freddie Mac names new head of multifamily

    After serving as senior vice president for single-family portfolio management, Kevin Palmer takes the helm of the agency’s apartment group.

    By • May 9, 2022
  • City of Bend, Oregon With Scenic Mountains in Distance
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    Fleeing 'superstar' cities, tech workers are moving to mid-size and smaller markets, causing housing, traffic concerns

    After many Americans relocated to work remotely during the pandemic, smaller cities are now grappling with rising housing prices, traffic and homelessness.

    By Karen Kroll • May 5, 2022
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    How companies are filling the maintenance void

    In a tight labor market, it’s very difficult to find people to fix and update apartments. Here’s how managers are recruiting and keeping those workers.

    By • April 25, 2022
  • ZRS Management's Boone Manor in Houston
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    ZRS heading west into Arizona

    The Top 50 manager wants to reduce staffing but needs to keep an on-site presence.

    By • April 20, 2022
  • Alfred's Jasmine Greene and Marisa Sires.
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    Alfred boosts property management platform with more hires

    The proptech firm adds vice presidents of multifamily operations and product as it looks to expand.

    By • April 8, 2022
  • Bell Partners' Bell Warner Center, which Bell acquired in September 2021.
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    New Bell Partners CEO looks to make a contrarian play in cities

    As Lili Dunn moves into the top spot, she's focused on employee satisfaction and interest rates, among other issues.

    By • April 7, 2022
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    NewQuest launches multifamily development division

    Industry veteran John Leonard will assemble and lead the new development team for the Houston-based company.

    By • April 6, 2022
  • Brown apartment property.
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    Country's second-largest owner sees record growth

    Although apartment deals are "never smooth," Morgan Properties continues to improve the process of adding new assets to its portfolio, according to vice president Samantha McQuown.

    By • April 5, 2022
  • TruAmerica Multifamily's Ridgemont at Stringers Ridge, a 226-unit multifamily community in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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    TruAmerica names new CFO

    Industry veteran Tim Siegman leaves JRK to join the growing Los Angeles-based owner.

    By • April 1, 2022
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    Thought Leaders: Execs talk successes, challenges

    This month, Multifamily Dive readers heard what's on the mind of executives from Bell Partners, ZRS, TruAmerica and more.

    By • Updated April 27, 2022
  • AvalonBay Communities, Kanso Twinbrook
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    Is the on-site leasing agent becoming extinct?

    Worker shortages and tech-savvy renters have combined to accelerate the trend of fewer staff members at apartment complexes.

    By • March 28, 2022
  • RKW Residential's Beverley Apartments in Charlotte.
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    Transaction volume creates uncertainty for property operators

    RKW's Marcie Williams talks about competition among third-party managers to generate new business and keep employees in hot markets.

    By • March 24, 2022
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    Pegasus Residential pilots 4-day workweeks and manager-free properties

    The Georgia-based apartment manager is also closing some of its locations on the weekends and centralizing its management and maintenance services.

    By • March 22, 2022
  • JVM Realty's Ceylon Apartments in Clayton, Missouri.
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    JVM targets growth, hires new COO to help ramp up acquisitions

    The Chicago-area owner eyes reaching 15,000 units over the next five years.

    By • March 21, 2022
  • An interior at Kaplan Residential's Wayford at Concord
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    NIMBYs fight less dense rental communities, developer says

    Neighborhood opposition to townhome projects has forced Kaplan Residential to be agile.

    By • March 21, 2022
  • Alliance Residential's Broadstone Nations in Nashville.
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    How the nation's No. 2 apartment developer deals with supply chain, municipality backups

    Alliance Residential standardized purchasing to save money and get products on time.

    By • March 9, 2022