Condominium amenities are raising the bar – literally!

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Condominium amenities are raising the bar – literally!

As you know, I scour the country looking for real estate trends and best practices, and what I’m…

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“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle

Modular Housing
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle

From California to South Carolina, I have spent much of the last year researching modular housing, particularly for…

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Welcome Aboard!

Housing Trends
Welcome Aboard!

You know how reading a good book can transport you to another time, another place? That holds true…

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Modern houses aren’t just white boxes.

Housing Trends
Modern houses aren’t just white boxes.

On a recent trip to Nashville, my friends at Hastings Architecture introduced me to their wide range of…

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“It’s time to update your mental map of backyard pool possibilities.”

Housing Amenities
“It’s time to update your mental map of backyard pool possibilities.”

More than ever, we’re looking for ways to stay cool. Always testing out the water (pun intended), I’ve…

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Housing event of the summer!

Modular Housing
Housing event of the summer!

I’m in DC today attending the Terwilliger Center Summit on Housing Supply Solutions. I’m looking forward to hearing…

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Rafters and Roosters.

Custom Homes
Rafters and Roosters.

I was recently on a special assignment in Little Compton, Rhode Island where I had the chance to…

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The best room in your house may be outdoors!

Housing Trends
The best room in your house may be outdoors!

Bringing the outside in is nothing new in home decor, but designer, Emma Tipping, is outdoing herself. Her…

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Lemons to Lemonade….in real estate?

Adaptive Reuse
Lemons to Lemonade….in real estate?

Over the years we have been asked to assess the viability of converting properties to housing. My first…

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Housing alone will never solve homelessness, but community will. – Alan Graham

Homelessness
Housing alone will never solve homelessness, but community will. – Alan Graham

I can’t imagine a more fitting name for this amazing, faith-based, community in Austin, TX. Community First! Village is a…

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Nashville is more than just boots and bourbon!

Affordable Housing
Nashville is more than just boots and bourbon!

I was recently introduced to Nashville-based Hastings Architecture and had the change to tour two of their micro-housing…

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Bem-vindo a casa!

Second Homes
Bem-vindo a casa!

Second-home buyers are deterred by high rates here in the states, but there is encouraging news overseas. Portugal,…

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Micro Estates making macro impacts!

Affordable Housing
Micro Estates making macro impacts!

I recently attended the ULI Housing Opportunity Conference and participated in a tour of Tempe Micro Estates; an…

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“True success comes to those who do things the right way.” Tom Bozzuto

Luxury Apartment Living
“True success comes to those who do things the right way.” Tom Bozzuto

Bozzuto, a Maryland based real estate company founded on integrity with a focus on creating a home, not…

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Charles Darwin and doorknobs?

Housing Trends
Charles Darwin and doorknobs?

As part of predevelopment work emma + co. provides, it’s our job to determine full selections and specifications…

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Answer: What is Funicular?

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Answer: What is Funicular?

Question: Type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. I have been…

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Saving time and money, ensuring quality, addressing labor shortages, all while producing affordable, customizable homes. Yes please.

Affordable Housing
Saving time and money, ensuring quality, addressing labor shortages, all while producing affordable, customizable homes. Yes please.

As a housing development strategist, it’s my business to know how the industry is changing and how my…

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Two ladies walk into a bar in Newburyport ….

Historic Preservation
Two ladies walk into a bar in Newburyport ….

Kerry Vaughan and I are two old pals from The Grog in Newburyport, MA. She and I started…

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What can you do with 1 million tons of leftovers?

Affordable Housing
What can you do with 1 million tons of leftovers?

The state of Maine has approximately 1 million tons of “leftovers” in their sawmills to be reused. The…

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“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Henry Ford

Affordable Housing
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Henry Ford

I love a great partnership and kudos to the partnership responsible for Chapel Hill’s Weavers Grove. A collaboration…

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Are your bags packed?

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Are your bags packed?

Now that we are slowly, but surely, coming out of the pandemic, life seems to be getting back…

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Investing in America right in our backyard.

Investing in America
Investing in America right in our backyard.

Miami might have the top spot, but my hometown of Charlotte, NC is catching up. This article in…

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To buy or not to buy, that is the question.

Housing Trends
To buy or not to buy, that is the question.

Last week, I posted an article about attaining the American dream. But, for so many would be sellers…

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Transforming Communities. Impacting Generations.

Affordable Housing
Transforming Communities. Impacting Generations.

Caught this amazing organization on CBS’ Sunday Morning show and had to share. The Nehemiah Project is an Atlanta-based development corporation providing…

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Equitable city design for all people, including affordable housing.

Affordable Housing
Equitable city design for all people, including affordable housing.

Passage Home Affordable Housing is a Raleigh, NC based housing project that was selected as an Honor winner in…

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Passive and Aggressive can be a good combination after all.

Affordable Housing
Passive and Aggressive can be a good combination after all.

A few years ago, I worked with FX Collaborative on an affordable housing strategy. At the center of their values…

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Paradise Lost…or was it?

Modular Housing
Paradise Lost…or was it?

In 2018, The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history and there was…

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Big Life. Small town.

Greenville
Big Life. Small town.

We have all experienced, in one way or another, the effects of the pandemic. Among a few that…

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Jimmy Buffett isn’t the only one dreaming of “boat life”!

Housing Trends
Jimmy Buffett isn’t the only one dreaming of “boat life”!

When I think houseboats, I think of the Pacific Northwest. But, according to this article on bobvilla.com, houseboat…

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Emma in Paris

Build to Rent
Emma in Paris

As life would have it my trip to Paris for a walking tour of new residential projects and,…

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Live Well. Be well.

Chapel Hill
Live Well. Be well.

Once again Raleigh developer White Oak Properties knocks it out of the park with the much anticipated 1100 Columbia. …

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Do you remember your first apartment?

Housing Amenities
Do you remember your first apartment?

My first apartment after college was small, basic and filled with memories of great friends and the occasional…

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MATHER. NEXTRAORDINARY.

Senior Living
MATHER. NEXTRAORDINARY.

Alonzo Mather said, “In my life, I have never stood still. We Mathers never do. I have kept…

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PROGRESS!! Boston removes one more barrier to affordable housing.

Affordable Housing
PROGRESS!! Boston removes one more barrier to affordable housing.

We are big believers in residents determining what, if any, amenities are needed for their lifestyle. In this…

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HOME & OFFICE, GOODS & SERVICES, FOOD & BEVERAGE

Luxury Apartment Living
HOME & OFFICE, GOODS & SERVICES, FOOD & BEVERAGE

      Welcome to Smokey Hollow in downtown Raleigh, NC. I’m seeing this “all-inclusive” trend for urban…

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“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

Luxury Apartment Living
“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

         Tuer words have never been spoken when you consider Central Park Tower in New…

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Create Terrific Places

Luxury Apartment Living
Create Terrific Places

Create Terrific Places is the mission of Colorado-based East West Partners and I can testify that they are…

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The lack of access to homeownership has been no accident.

Affordable Housing
The lack of access to homeownership has been no accident.

My colleague in Vermont shared this exciting news with me and, of course, I had to pass it…

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What goes around comes around.

Historic Preservation
What goes around comes around.

  During a visit to Washington, DC this summer, I discovered the perfect combination of “vintage charm in…

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More moss, less pesticides! Who’s in?

Housing Trends
More moss, less pesticides! Who’s in?

The idea of an alternative to a traditional lawn is nothing new to places like Southern California. Desert…

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A Swiss Army knife for the family.

Housing Trends
A Swiss Army knife for the family.

    There aren’t too many things in this world that are all things to all people. But,…

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Tiny Victories.

Affordable Housing
Tiny Victories.

Born from of the notion that “the single greatest cause of homelessness is a profound, catastrophic loss of…

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Our product is the experience we give our customers – circa 1955

Luxury Apartment Living
Our product is the experience we give our customers – circa 1955

Anderson Automotive Group’s core values are alive and well at 17 North Market Street; Anderson’s original location in…

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When you think of a high-rise, do you think concrete jungle or home?

Luxury Apartment Living
When you think of a high-rise, do you think concrete jungle or home?

Norra Tornen, a residential complex just north of Stockholm, was recently awarded the International High-rise Award. The complex…

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Greetings from Chapel Hill

Missing Middle Housing
Greetings from Chapel Hill

The Tarheels and Carolina Blue skies aren’t the only merits attracting 55+ homebuyers to Chapel Hill. Problem is,…

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I love bragging about my clients!

Luxury Apartment Living
I love bragging about my clients!

Meet ZOM Living; a Florida-based development company making apartment living luxurious in major metros from Arizona to Maryland.…

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“Homelessness in the District of Columbia will be rare, brief and nonrecurring.” Mayor Muriel Bower

Homelessness
“Homelessness in the District of Columbia will be rare, brief and nonrecurring.” Mayor Muriel Bower

      Mayor Bower insists that a sustainable solution to homelessness is a safe and stable place…

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Post-Pandemic New Housing Trends

Housing Trends
Post-Pandemic New Housing Trends

I think I can speak for most of us when I say it’s good to see some light…

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Ownership and Equity Go Hand in Hand

Affordable Housing
Ownership and Equity Go Hand in Hand

The world’s largest Habitat for Humanity multifamily development has completed construction in New York City and is the first…

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Experience is Everything

Senior Living
Experience is Everything

LCS Development is considered a pioneer in senior living, services ranging from expansion and development to repositioning. I’m…

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Build to Rent

Build to Rent
Build to Rent

My colleagues at Capstone specialize in the development, construction, and management of student, multifamily, and senior housing across…

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Champions in Real Estate

Urban Land Institute
Champions in Real Estate

Founded in 1936, The Urban Land Institute provides a forum to openly exchange ideas, information and experience among…

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Make sure our clients love us when the project is over.

Downtown Durham
Make sure our clients love us when the project is over.

This is a fundamental value of Durham-based Center Studio Architecture and I love them! With the importance of…

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Emma Stowe Francis House

Historic Preservation
Emma Stowe Francis House

Happy family. Happy neighbors. Happy city. A suburb of Charlotte, Belmont, NC brings to life the very idea…

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Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing

Can housing be beautiful and affordable? I am passionate about affordable housing and ran across this article highlighting…

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