Community Development

New Social, AI Search Trends Upend Builders’ Reliance On Google

Younger generations are turning to social networks and AI like TikTok and Instagram and ChatGPT to find local information and connect with home builders…

Getting Beyond the A.I. Hype: Tips From a Long-Trusted Advisor

Homebuilders and hype don’t go together.

That’s because time and time again hype almost every time costs more, takes longer, or breaks more than it…

Baby Boomers Expect More From Independent Living Communities

Despite today’s high-cost environment continuing to put pressure on multifamily operators, the fundamental drivers of demand in the senior…

HERE’S HOMEBUILDING DATA GURU JODY KAHN ON THE ’24 LAND SWEEPS

Not being able to meet demand – especially when demand trends can run hot and cold and when volatility is a prevailing state of things – is ever a risk.

THE BTR ARC IS STILL BENDING STEEPLY UPWARD, BUT WITH A CATCH

The BTR Arc is Still Bending Steeply Upward, But With a Catch. Unmet needs. They’re a doorway to opportunity in any business, and everybody knows housing is…

Top 10 Emerging Multifamily Markets [Colorado Springs, CO Makes the List]

The strong performance displayed by the rental sector during the past two years has finally started to moderate in the fall.

Malls Are Being Reborn As Next-Gen Mixed-Use Properties

The dynamic is pushing developers to repurpose mall sites into mixed-use projects that can supply both the housing and retail that communities need to thrive.

Why ChatGPT wants apartment execs to try AI

With costs rising across the multifamily sector, efficiency and optimization are growing concerns for owners and operators…

How Affordable Housing Developers Solve the Funding Puzzle

Economic turbulence is further entangling the complex financing process for developers and investors.

Single-family built-to-rent: A new era of rental housing?

A small niche that cannot be ignored. That’s how one Forbes article describes the build-to-rent (B2R) niche, but it won’t stay small for long. Rather than settling for a run-of-the-mill multifamily unit, some renters are opting for a single-family attached (SFA) residential experience with the benefits of a well-managed and amenitized community—a shift in preference that’s reshaping the housing landscape.