# Managing the Median: Inside Burbank’s Property Management Economy, Affordable Housing Operators, and the National Cost Squeeze

> Burbank Ledger — Independent civic data for Burbank, California

Forensic investigative audit of residential property management in Burbank: joining City of Burbank ArcGIS Landbase FeatureServer/17 to map 35 Burbank Housing Corporation (BHC) parcels (250 direct units, $46.8M assessed roll across 5 FOCUS zones, Sylvia Moreno $207k comp), 97 Cusumano Real Estate Group parcels (1,552 residential units, $452.5M assessed portfolio tied to 101 S 1st St Ste 400), institutional REITs (AvalonBay 400 units, Essex 145 units, Equity Residential 141 units), and systematically contrasting local operating expense ratios (48.5%–52.0% vs. 41.2% national average), insurance spikes (+163%), and per-unit costs against national IREM and NAA benchmarks.

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