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National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Anthony Downs	Powerful Effects of Elasticity Many real estate markets are affected by an aspect of consumer behavior -- and sometimes supplier behavior -- that involves people making rapid, often unexpected, responses to situations they want to avoid. The "elastic adjustment factor" affects what people do in housing and office markets.
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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Is Senior Housing the Next Comeback Kid? Erickson, who is CEO of Baltimore-based Erickson Retirement Communities, has big plans. Currently operating 13 projects, he expects to go on a building spree in the next five years that will raise his total number of developments to 40.
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National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Steve Wright	Hello, Columbus Columbus, Ohio has the makings of a vibrant, 24/7 downtown neighborhood around its Arena District. The only thing missing is residents. But now -- in the first major multifamily housing project downtown in decades -- two apartment buildings with 252 units are under construction.
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