Non-profit makes urgent request for help in continuing to provide safe, affordable homes for displaced residents and meet needs of the latest storm victims.
All three headline indices end Q2 with positive annual growth rates.

Envision Design Merges with Perkins+Will
Sustainability-focused Washington, D.C., practice, led by Ken Wilson and Diana Horvat and known for its workplace interiors, becomes a part of Perkins+Will effective today.
Americans were pushed to their limit in the recession and its aftermath as they worked longer hours, often for the same or less pay, after businesses laid off almost 9 million employees.
Temporarily moving your employees to different jobs will get them enthused about both your company and their job.
The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked down last week after dropping sharply the previous week, evidence hiring could pick up this month.
Moral hazard is not just another issue raised by the collapse of the housing bubble.
Jay Nuzzi, a New Jersey state trooper, had put off installing solar panels on his home here for years, deterred by the $70,000 it could cost.
Trends can be terribly misleading because they are often overstated and simplified and tend to focus on a tool rather than the underlying behavior.
When it comes to search engine optimization, many business owners are overwhelmed.
My mother was a crack sales rep for Bristol Myers, but to me she was mostly just my mom.
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LED Market Forecast
EPA abandons lead clearance requirement; California risks forfeiting home-weatherization funds; Nevada's OSHA program told to ramp up citations; more
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JLC Report (Subscriber content)
Outsourcing paperwork with a PEO; high-school building program faces closure; defective-drywall guide raises eyebrows; more
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Walker & Dunlop Goes Public, Plans Growth in 2011
After 73 years as a family business, Walker & Dunlop is entering the public markets and is now trading under the ticker symbol "WD."
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Pop Quiz: Q&A With Freddie Mac's Mike May
Apartment Finance Today recently sat down with Freddie Mac's Mike May to get his perspective on the competitive landscape, both against chief rival Fannie Mae and the private sector, as well as the company's plans for 2011.
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3 Up, 3 Down: Demographics Forecast Hot and Cold Metros
Apartment Finance Today polled three of the industry's top research houses to identify three markets with high demographic upside, and three others that have numbers working against them. Surprisingly, Fort Lauderdale emerged as one of the hottest, while Atlanta is expected to continue its slump.
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Pop Quiz: CBRE Investors' Steve Zaleski on Being one of 2010's Top Buyers
CB Richard Ellis Investors has emerged as one of the top multifamily buyers this year, behind only Behringer Harvard and Equity Residential, and recently closed its largest deal, a $193.5 acquisition of a South Florida community. Apartment Finance Today recently sat down with Managing Director...