Ground has been broken for Franklin Station, a 100-unit affordable apartment property in Columbus that will serve elderly and special-needs homeless people.

Nicholas Dunlap, CPM, Dunlap Property Group, describes improving the operation of someone’s investment.

Posting a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, the lowest in the country, Oklahoma City is making tremendous strides in both single-family and multifamily housing.

A 255-unit apartment complex in Pikesville, Md., has averaged 35 percent resident turnover, below the industry average of 50 or 60 percent.

Xylem is now offering a 24-inch version of their stylish Manhattan vanity. The scaled down unit is a good option for smaller bathrooms looking to make a big luxury statement.

Apartment companies face challenges in keeping personal information safe.

San Diego-based Pathfinder Partners LLC has acquired the View at Redondo, a 78-unit apartment property in Federal Way, south of Seattle.

ReferBoost, a software company that helps property managers run resident referral programs through social media and improves online reviews for properties, announced its release of ReferBoost Buttons.

Yield Technologies, a developer of apartment marketing software and creator of RentSentinel.com, announced the launch of RentSocial. RentSocial is an apartment search service that simplifies and socializes the process of finding an apartment.

With foreclosures still high and employment expected to increase by 1.6 percent, Atlanta’s multifamily sector is poised for substantial improvement in 2012.