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

Exterior shot featuring one of Adair Onion Creek's buildings in Austin, Texas.

Exclusive: Cortland Sells 276-Unit Austin Asset

The property debuted a decade ago.

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RHP Properties JV Lands $830M for Manufactured Housing Portfolio

The collateral consists of a 36-asset collection.

Exterior shot depicting one of the 13 buildings that make up Courtney Meadows, a multifamily community in Jacksonville, Fla.

Blackstone Unit JV Sells 2 Sun Belt Assets

Both properties are in supply-heavy markets.

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LA Agency Greenlights $102M for Affordable Projects

The funding will serve 10 communities totaling 566 units.

Exterior shot featuring one of The Gio's 37 multifamily buildings in Plano, Texas.

Starwood Lines Up $1.7B Refi for Affordable Portfolio

A collection of 13,000 units backs this debt.

Chart depicting the year-over-year advertised asking rental rate change in the multifamily market, broken down by metros.

National Multifamily Report – March 2026

March thawed the multifamily markets short-term, yet yearly growth remained modest, according to Yardi Matrix.

Exterior shot depicting one of the two buildings that make up Terracina at Winding Creek in Roseville, Calif.

USA Properties Debuts $119M Affordable Community in Sacramento

The developer owns nearly 40 affordable properties in the area.

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National Affordable Housing Report – April 2026

Yardi Matrix’s latest study analyzes affordable and market-rate rents for two key categories of federally designated tracts.

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Austin’s Rent Realignment: From Fastest Growth to Steepest Drop

Local policies drove this shift, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Headshots depicting Jared Sobel (middle), Scott Kummings (right) and Ben Daniels (left).

Raven Property Gets a Foothold Into Debt Advisory

A former Walker & Dunlop senior executive joined the company’s new capital markets platform.