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.

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Ares Lands $69M in Financing for Charlotte Project

Development is taking place at the site of a former elementary school.

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Verdot Capital Sells Senior Community in Twin Cities

The community will retain its property management provider.

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Namdar Lands $460M for Miami Project

The 1,400-unit development is on track for completion in early 2028.

The building core Avra at Metropolitan Naples on Florida's Gulf Coast

Metropolitan Naples Tops Off Luxury High-Rise

The project is taking shape within a larger mixed-use district in downtown Naples.

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Life Time Living JV Starts Mall-to-Mixed-Use Conversion

Development is taking shape at the site of a shuttered shopping mall.

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Venterra Unveils Suburban Houston Community

The community is operated under the developer’s brand of sound-dampening properties.

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Highlands Vista Group Picks Up 300 Units in Suburban Chicago

The community is located in one of the state’s wealthiest counties.

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JV Acquires Southern Student Housing Portfolio

The buyers are planning renovations at both properties.

A rendering of Liora at Sloan's Lake in Denver Colorado

NHP Foundation Unveils Denver Affordable Housing

The community is the developer’s third Colorado project to be announced this year.

A photo of Sonata Vero Beach, a 104-unit senior housing community located in the coastal Florida city of the same name.

Fortress Investment Group Sells South Florida Senior Housing Duo

The assets are primed to take advantage of a growing cohort of affluent 75-and-older seniors in each market.