Claudiu Tiganescu is an Associate Editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. With a Bachelor's in English, a minor in Norwegian, and a Master's in linguistics, Claudiu is your go-to source for the latest commercial real estate news, particularly in the affordable, single-family rental, conversions and industrial sectors.
You may reach him at claudiu.tiganescu@cpe-mhn.com

Outside rendering depicting Brickell Starlite, a multifamily project in Miami.

Focus JV Lines Up $250M for Miami Development

The community will comprise more than 500 units.

Construction site background. Under construction. Crane near building. Industrial background. Top view of future skyscraper.

Will Multifamily Construction Turn the Corner in 2026?

NMHC’s new survey assesses the impact of cost increases and capital availability.

Rendering depicting an early version of Williamsburg Wharf with three towers complete.

Naftali JV Obtains $525M for Brooklyn Condo Project

JP Morgan and GoldenTree Asset Management provided the funds.

Images depicting the four communities LaSalle and UDR closed their latest $230 million deal on.

LaSalle, UDR Expand JV to $850M

This latest deal includes properties located across three metro areas.

Table depicting the factors that make up RentCafe's Rental Competitiveness Index with data from 2025 and 2024.

Most US Rental Markets Just Got Hotter

Renter competition was up across more than 80 percent of the U.S. this year, a new analysis shows.

Headshot of Arick Morton, CEO of NIC MAP.

Why and Where Is Senior Housing Investment Growing?

While New York City’s the top market, naming the top region took a photo finish.

Jeff Dean, director of analytics at Walker & Dunlop’s sales division for the affordable housing.

Affordable Housing Shines Despite Policy Clouds

Investors and developers are optimistic about the sector’s 2026 prospects, according to a new Walker & Dunlop survey.

Exterior shot featuring one of the hundreds of multifamily buildings that Blackstone owns in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Blackstone JV Lines Up $3.3B for Manhattan Portfolio

The collection encompasses north of 11,000 rent-stabilized units.

Exterior shot featuring one of the homes inside the Avilla Western Garden build-to-rent property owned by NexMetro in Phoenix.

NexMetro to Open Phoenix BTR Community

This marks the company’s fifth delivery in the market in the past 18 months.

Rendering of 22 Fulton, a mixed-income multifamily project in Newark, N.J.

Berger Organization, SK Obtain $250M for New Jersey Project

Of the nearly 400 units, 20 percent will be income-restricted.