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Outlook 2016: Panelists point to bright economy, housing challenges

January 29, 2016

About 200 people received an economic and political forecast Wednesday from a premiere economist, several elected officials and representatives from the rental housing industry. They all came together for the California Apartment Association’s Outlook 2016, held at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. The event included a panel discussion with Rose Herrera, vice mayor of San Jose; Jeff Gee, a city councilman in Redwood City; and Mike Kasperzak, a city councilman in Mountain View. Economically, Herrera said, San Jose has emerged from a strong 12 months, with more good news to come. She pointed to the city’s approval this… Read More

Tagged: Economy Tri-County

Audio: Pet issues dominate interactive talk

May 6, 2015

Stephen Pahl and Michael Pierce helped audience members bone up on legal issues surrounding pets and assistive animals during their presentation at April’s CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo. Click below to listen to highlights. Audio story by Mike Nemeth Get in-depth info Want detailed information on assistive animals in rental housing? Our Knowledge Base, an exclusive resource for members, has the following documents: Assistive Animals in Rental Housing: Questions and Answers Issue Insight: Pets & Companion Animals White Paper: Pets & Companion Animals: When is a Pet not a Pet? – Accommodating Persons with Disabilities

Tagged: Compliance Pets

California Apartment Association Presents Economic Forecasts

January 22, 2015

The California Apartment Association will present a pair of economic forecasts in the next week – one in the Silicon Valley, the other in Southern California. Both events take place Thursday, Jan. 29. At the Southern California event, Greg Willett of MPF Research will speak at CAA Orange County’s Professional Property Managers’ Forum in In Newport Beach. Willett, head of the research and analysis team at MPF, tracks and evaluates evaluating trends in multifamily market fundamentals. He is well versed on multifamily market conditions and activity nationally, by metro, and in many individual neighborhoods. Willett began his tenure in the… Read More

Tagged: Events Orange County Tri-County

Find out how economics, politics affect Silicon Valley’s rental housing industry

January 29, 2014

Experts next Thursday will discuss the economic and political climates in the Silicon Valley and how they’re affecting the rental housing industry. They’ll also address new legal and regulatory issues facing the apartment business. It’s all part of the California Apartment Association’s Outlook 2014. The Feb. 6 economic summit runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Discussions and speakers The Tale of Two Downtowns, with San Jose City Councilman Sam Liccardo and Redwood City Vice Mayor Rosanne Foust. Government Taxes and Rental Investments, with… Read More

Tagged: Events Workshops Tri-County

Tri-County Division’s Outlook 2013 brings sunny forecast for housing demand

February 1, 2013

During a California Apartment Association event Thursday, a featured speaker predicted that growth in commercial construction will bring a corresponding need for new housing in the Silicon Valley. Larry Souza of the Johnson Souza Group offered that forecast during Tri-County’s annual economic and legislative summit, which nearly 200 members attended. The Silicon Valley Business Journal covered portions of Outlook 2013, including Souza’s comments. “My projections are we’ll reach the peak of the commercial real estate and business cycle by 2017 — and then probably be back in another recession,” he said, according to the Business Journal story. Souza’s presentation also… Read More

Tagged: Events Legislation Tri-County

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