Long known as the energy capital of the world, resource-rich Houston is fast developing...
Nicknamed the Emerald City for its lush evergreen forests, Seattle has evolved into a...
The metro known as Florida's First Coast region is enjoying a turnaround in apartment...
Minneapolis/St. Paul apartment owners relish strong market, low vacancies in 2011.
Meet five multifamily firms that know how to make the most of their very specific markets.
A lot of unexpected findings can come up during the project vetting process. Here's a sample of some of the more intriguing ones.
A slew of five-year CMBS loans will come due this year, but how will they refinance?
Allan Sloan’s Washington Post commentary yesterday, “Time to Close the Carried-Interest Loophole,” would very likely have struck a tender...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced that the company issued $7.2 billion...
Jan. 26--Responding to falling prices and stiff competition from foreclosures, home building activity in 2011 dropped to an all-time low in Inland Southern California, according to a report released Wednesday by the California Building Industry Association.
Nicknamed the Emerald City for its lush evergreen forests, Seattle has evolved into a jewel of a multifamily market, as well.
Brendon DeSimone established himself on the West Coast as a leading real estate expert, earning a spot in the top 2 percent of brokers at the San Francisco-based Paragon Real Estate Group.
Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Miami have been lumped together as the poster children for distress, but each metro is climbing back up in its own way.
Last week’s announcement by Chicago-based Equity Residential (EQR) that it entered into an agreement to spend $1.325 billion in cash for a 26.5 percent ownership interest in Denver-based Archstone, which owns 48,922 units and has 1,332 units under construction, took some people by surprise.
Multifamily Executive is keeping close tabs on the potential sale of Archstone, as Lehman Bros., Bank of America, and Barclay’s try to navigate the right disposition strategy for the portfolio that was taken private for $22 billion in 2007. Check out our coverage, along with breaking news from...
Trulia's index shows buying an attached home is a better deal than renting in most U.S. cities.
These markets are likely to see the biggest increases in multifamily construction in 2011, based on 2010 permit data.
The Builder Market Health Index points to much better prospects for 2011.
Chicago-based RentSentinel launches an application to give leasing agents the ability to manage an entire portfolio’s worth of social media sites directly from a single platform.
Who says the high barrier to entry acquisition market is all dried up? If recent deals by Dallas, Tex.-based Behringer Harvard, the Irvine, Calif.-based Bascom Group, and Chicago’s Waterton Residential and Equity Residential are any indication, A-class assets in first tier metro markets are still...
Non-refundable, non-due diligence deposits are a buyer-driven phenomenon, and typically signify froth in competitive markets.
Courtney Gaines has been in the multifamily industry all her professional life. Over the course of 15 years at Westwood Residential in Texas, she climbed the ladder from leasing consultant to director of management over the firm’s portfolio of 14,000 units.
Jan. 23--Loretta Tate is a 30-year-old mother of two, and she has no home.
Community spirit is helping Music City build and grow.
Four unconventional homes offer elements of the unexpected.
Jan. 24--David H. Stevens, president of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recently paraphrased Thomas Jefferson in assessing the housing market: It's "swimming with the current rather than standing like a rock," and what is needed now is "rock-like certainty."
The New York City–based Gotham Organization recently announced that it has commenced construction on a $520 million residential development encompassing nearly an entire city block in Manhattan.
Jan. 24--One of Richmond's first skyscrapers is being converted into apartments.
David Ravin, the onetime head of Crosland's multifamily division, has started a new firm and is taking some former Crosland developments, employees, and property management assignments with him—not to mention a few lessons learned.
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