http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/post.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog In The Multifamily Trenches Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:59:41 -0500 60 Ponyfish - http://www.ponyfish.com http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=93257 http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=93257 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Like a lot of people, I read this week's Wall Street Journal story "Builders Get Back in Game" with great interest. The piece started with story about Zaremba Group, which is building a 325-unit project near Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (before saying a ballpark development is great hedge against recession, take a look at what is happening-or not really happening-in the wasteland surrounds Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Oh, and that's actually a good real estate market right now.) Chris Wood http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=93061 http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=93061 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Like a lot of people, I read this week's Wall Street Journal story "Builders Get Back in Game" with great interest. The piece started with story about Zaremba Group, which is building a 325-unit project near Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (before saying a ballpark development is great hedge against recession, take a look at what is happening-or not really happening-in the wasteland surrounds Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Oh, and that's actually a good real estate market right now.) Les Shaver http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=92908 http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=92908 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Last fall, I reported on North Carolina becoming the first state to include an "affordable housing" clause in its fair housing law. According to a Feb. 19 article in the Charlotte Business Journal, the law has been untested—until now. Rachel Azoff http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=92907 http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=92907 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows the extent to which 2005 federally-funded disaster programs for the states of Louisiana and Mississippi following hurricanes Katrina and Rita disproportionately favored homeowner assistance over rental repair. Rachel Azoff http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=92744 http://multifamilyexecutive.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=inmfetrenchesblog&PostId=92744 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Forest City Enterprises announced an interesting way to create liquidity within it's current portfolio. The Cleveland based company has announced a joint venture with Bernstein Management Corporation to acquire a 50 percent ownership in three residential multifamily properties, totaling 1,340 rental units, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Les Shaver