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Mard Naman

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Covers:  Pretty much anything. Lots of published features on real estate and health-related issues. Also many investigative reports and interviews with interesting personalities.

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Mard Naman’s Biography

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Mard Naman is a writer and editor in Santa Cruz, California. He has extensively covered real estate and infrastructure for institutional investors for over 20 years. His portfolio also includes many health and consumer-focused magazine articles. His profiles of fascinating people include The Right Stuff pilot Chuck Yeager, controversial 2-time Nobel Prize winning scientist Linus Pauling, baseball Hall of Fame manager Tony LaRussa, songwriting satirist Tom Lehrer, famed attorney Melvin Belli, an…

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Chuck Yeager, Ace of All Aces, Just Doing His Job

Chuck Yeager, Ace of All Aces, Just Doing His Job

Interview with the man who first broke the sound barrier and became the inspiration for The Right Stuff.

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Recovery Road: A Special Report on Senior Housing

Recovery Road: A Special Report on Senior Housing

Moving Forward after Covid 19 Challenges in Senior Housing

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When a Parent Moves In: How to Get Your House Ready

When a Parent Moves In: How to Get Your House Ready

Preparing for your parent or other older adult's arrival If you've decided to move your parent, or another fa…

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Living spaces: Japan remains the go-to market for multifamily, but Australia's young build-to-ren...

Living spaces: Japan remains the go-to market for multifamily, but Australia's young build-to-ren...

by Mard Naman May 2023 Investors are feeling more and more bullish about Asia Pacific's nascent multifami…

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Student Housing Special Report Oct 2022

Student Housing Special Report Oct 2022

Part of a special report on investing in residential real estate, this feature shows how student housing has …

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Getting in the Zone

Getting in the Zone

A special report on Opportunity Zones. Opportunity-zone tax breaks are great, but not nearly as important a…

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Existing stock: With sky-high costs for new construction, more investors are giving renovating and repurposing older assets a fresh look

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By Mard Naman Verified
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While gleaming new buildings may get fawned over as potential future trophy assets, the future belongs mostly to existing ones. Analysts predict 80 percent or more of the buildings that will exist in 2050 are already standing. In some mature markets in Europe and elsewhere, estimates run as high as 95 percent. Investors have various options with what to do with their existing stock. They can, of course, do nothing. But standing pat risks obsolescence and future stranded assets.
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Giving older assets a fresh look

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By Mard Naman Verified
| Institutional Real Estate Verified
While gleaming new buildings may get fawned over as potential future trophy assets, the future belongs mostly to existing ones. Analysts predict 80 percent or more of buildings that will exist in 2050 are already standing. In some mature markets in Europe and elsewhere, estimates run as high as 95 percent. Investors have various options with what to do with their existing stock. They can, of course, do nothing. But standing pat risks obsolescence and future stranded assets.
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Existing stock: Renovating and repurposing older assets a fresh look

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By Mard Naman Verified
| Institutional Real Estate Verified
While gleaming new buildings may get fawned over as potential future trophy assets, the future belongs mostly to existing ones. Analysts predict 80 percent or more of buildings that will exist in 2050 are already standing. In some mature markets in Europe and elsewhere, estimates run as high as 95 percent. Investors have various options with what to do with their existing stock. They can, of course, do nothing. But standing pat risks obsolescence and future stranded assets.
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