A Chicago-based freelance writer since 1989, Jefftrey Steele has written on real estate for more than three decades. His real estate writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Barron's, Modern Luxury, HouseLogic, Forbes.com and many other publications. He has written for Multi-Housing News since 2009.
Campus Suites Communities Go to Head of Class
Orlando-based Campus Suites is figuring out that today’s student housing market has a higher expectation built in than it once did.
NFPA Releases Apartment and Home Fire Data
The National Fire Protection Association has released new research on apartment and home fires, commonly caused by cooking, smoking and using space heaters.
NFPA Releases Apartment and Home Fire Data
The National Fire Protection Association has released new research regarding apartment and home fires, most commonly caused by cooking, smoking and using space heaters.
Force Proves to Be with Developers of The Coronet
San Francisco–The Coronet, a new 150-apartment senior housing building in the Richmond district of San Francisco, springs up on the site of the demolished Coronet movie house.
Coast to Offer Chicago Renters a Place on the Lake
Magellan Development Group’s 499-unit high-rise apartment tower will rise at the northwest corner of Lakeshore East.
The Holistic Approach to Telecommunications
In the debate between cable and fiber optics, property owners err in not seeking complete knowledge.
Deal Closings Will Preserve Affordable Housing in Bronx
Enterprise Community Partners have closed two preservation deals, valued at about $33 million, helping more than 1,450 low-income families access affordable housing in the Bronx.
Construction Surging at Florida’s Mixed-Use Lakewood Ranch
Several projects totaling $100 million will be built this year at Lakewood Ranch, including a 380-acre neighborhood with 800 homes, 272 seniors apartments and a shopping center.
Ceres Series Highlights California City’s Workforce Housing
Fontana, Calif.–This spring’s opening of Ceres Way marked the sixth affordable housing project developed by Jamboree Housing Corporation for the city of Fontana, Calif.
Multifamily Construction, Vacancies Both Inch Upward
NAHB’s Mulitfamily Production Index finds that construction of multifamily low-rent units, market-rate-rent units and for-sale units all inched up in the first quarter, as did vacancies.