Archive for May 2010
NAA Hires Greg Brown as VP of Government Affairs
The National Apartment Association (NAA) has hired Greg Brown as its vice president of government affairs.
Read MoreJBG Companies Says New Luxury Rental Will be Smoke-Free
The Alaire at Twinbrook Station, a new development by JBG Cos., will be a smoke-free community.
Read MoreMARKET SNAPSHOT: Demand for Professionally Managed Apartments Increases as Shadow Market Declines in Miami
While the rental market in Miami is showing signs of a rebound, the condo market may still have yet to hit bottom in many submarkets of Miami-Dade County.
Read MoreCase Study: Resource Residential’s Dive-In Theater Is a New Way to Build Community
Major shifts that occurred after the economic downturn, prompted Philadelphia-based property management company Resource Residential to do something different for its communities
Read MoreKen Maksoudian Joins Great Lakes Financial Group as Senior Underwriter
Great Lakes Financial Group has appointed Ken Maksoudian as senior underwriter. Maksoudian will report to GLFG’s President, Joe Bobeck.
Read MoreMalaysian Conference to Look at Energy Efficiency for Buildings, Including Multifamily
The green building movement–and that includes making multifamily properties more energy efficient–now has momentum far beyond its roots in North America and Europe
Read MoreMHN Interview with TransUnion: As Delinquencies Rise, More Companies Are Using Expert Scoring Models to Mitigate Risk
Mike Mauseth and Steve Roe talk to MHN about changing risk strategies during the recession
Read MoreDEAL OF THE DAY: ARA Brokers Sale of Bank-Owned Property for $50/Sq. Ft.
Multi-housing specialist Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA) recently brokered the $1,350,000 sale of a 34-unit property located at 1205-1225 Yukon Street in Lakewood, Colo.
Read MoreNiles Bolton Associates and Rutgers Break Ground on Student Housing Development
Construction has begun on a $39 million, 501-bed student housing complex on the Busch Campus at Rutgers University.
Read More‘Foong on Finance with MHN’s Keat Foong’: Lunch with Carol Galante
No doubt, industry players wanted to hear what Carol Galante, deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had to say. Galante heads HUD’s multifamily housing programs, and if you want to know about the Obama’s Administration’s proposals to tighten the FHA multifamily insurance programs, Galante would have the answers. …
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