LAI Staff

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…

Modular Building Institute Launches Multimillion-Dollar Advocacy Campaign

Following the recent success in preventing the expansion of the Davis Bacon Act (DBA) into modular factories, the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) Board…

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.

Data center construction rides AI wave: CBRE director

Rapid growth in artificial intelligence is fueling data center demand, but power constraints are swelling building costs…

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.

LIFTbuild’s novel floor-lifting technology turns construction sites into fabrication factories

The 16-story-tall structure…will provide 165 living units atop a two-floor podium containing retail and office spaces.

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.

Let’s Talk Modular Construction

Ken Puncerelli, CEO of LAI Design Group discusses modular construction with John McMullen, host of the podcast Inside Modular.