Diana Mosher is a contributing writer with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She writes about a range of real estate and design topics including development, architecture/design, marketing/business development and property management/operations/tech. Mosher joined MHN as editor in chief in 2005. She has been a contributing editor to the CPE-MHN team since 2016.

On Detroit’s Urban Prairie: From Built Space to Open Space

Adam Hollier, Detroit native, Cornell graduate, and former City Council liaison for the Detroit Mayor’s office, sees the city’s sparsely peopled suburbs as an opportunity for change, and a new way of looking at urban life—one with plenty of open space.

PropertyShark to Host Annual Networking Event & User Appreciation Party on Sept. 16 at Space Ibiza in New York

More than 750 attendees are expected to join PropertyShark team members for a night of great music, delicious food and unforgettable fun.

ForRent.com Rolls Out Geo-Targeted Videos

Norfolk, Virginia—For Rent Media Solutions, a multifamily resource providing marketing solutions for property management companies nationwide, has launched a new web experience on the homepage of ForRent.com®. The ForRent.com homepage video experience (FRVideo), geo-targeted and unique to each local area, provides a richer, more engaging and memorable experience for apartment shoppers. Depending on where the renter is searching for an apartment, the static city photo formerly on the ForRent.com homepage has been replaced with a geo-targeted FRVideo showcasing significant community features and apartment lifestyles. Over 4.4 million people visited ForRent.com in July. Those who come to the homepage will now…

Meet the 2014 MHN Excellence Awards Finalists!

The MHN Excellence Awards recognize the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies and properties. We thank all the entrants; competition was fierce once again this year. We’re pleased to announce the finalists: Affirmed Housing Group ARA Houston Architects Orange Artspace AvalonBay Communities, Inc. BAR Architects Beal Derkenne Construction BKV Group Blanton Turner The Bozzuto Group Carrier Johnson + CULTURE Core Campus Daniels Real Estate DMH Fund The DSF Group Essex/Monarch Group Faulkner Design Group Fore Property Company Gables Residential Haley Real Estate Group Holland Partner Group Housing Authority of Columbus HPA Architects Jamboree Housing Corporation JHP Architecture/Urban Design The John Stewart Company…

KAVANTE’s Kim Price Takes MHN Inside the World of Custom Furniture Design

Today’s renter doesn’t want to live in a cookie-cutter space and developers have become quite competitive as well as they strive to come up with unique offerings

NAA Special Report: Optimizing Mobile Marketing Efforts

Mobile is magic but remember to drive traffic back to the website

MHN TV: Benchmarking Take Aways from Travel & Lodging Sector

One of the hot topics at the NAA 2014 Conference in Denver was how apartment communities approach benchmarking.

Stone Veneer Offers New Inspiration for Multifamily Developers

Stone is a key design element that breaks up the monolithic look while also minimizing mass.

What do Cupcakes and Apartments Have in Common? Crumbs Bakeshop Founder Jason Bauer Launches Voda Bauer Real Estate with Avi Voda

Voda Bauer is a new, full-service real estate firm based in Brooklyn, N.Y. with headquarters at the WeWork Fulton Center. Established by real estate veteran Avi Voda and Jason Bauer, the founder of Crumbs Bakeshop, the company is aiming to change the way business in the industry is conducted. The founders believe that the secret to greater productivity for all lies in employee collaboration.

Sabal Financial Introduces “SNAP™ Next-Gen Application Process Alternative to Traditional Lending

Newport Beach, Calif. – Sabal Financial Group, L.P., a diversified financial services firm specializing in real estate, lending and banking, has announced its expansion into commercial real estate (CRE) term lending. To facilitate the growth into this sector, the company is leveraging a leading edge technology to facilitate a predictable and reliable financing solution for small balance commercial real estate loans. “Historically, many loan applicants have faced extended periods of uncertainty throughout a lengthy financing process. Our new platform is staffed with exceptional talent focused on providing superior service and managing to high-level quality expectations. Our innovative technology simply accelerates the…