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.

Online Rent Payers More Likely to Pay: Report

A survey by Rentec Direct shows that those who pay electronically were more likely to maintain rent payments during the crisis.

JDP Launches Illinois Student Housing Project

ICON will serve students attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus and is scheduled for completion by August 2021.

JV Secures $71M Refi for Miami Beach Property

Hunt Real Estate Capital arranged the Freddie Mac financing for Lazul Apartments.

JLL Arranges Development Financing for Minneapolis-Area Community

The 202,122-square-foot NOVO will feature 192 units in Richfield, Minn.

KWA Construction Wraps Texas Apartment Project

The Village at Rayzor Ranch is located within Rayzor Ranch Town Center, a new mixed-use community in Denton, Texas.

MultiplanREAM Secures Loan for Miami Beach Condo Project

JLL Capital Markets arranged the $58.5 million construction financing to complete 57 Ocean.

PAC Buys Florida Apartments

Parkside at the Beach in Panama City, Fla., was completed last year and offers 288 units.

93 Realty Buys Boston-Area Property for $74M

CBRE procured the buyer and represented the seller in its disposition of Waltham Overlook in Waltham, Mass.

Portland’s Block 40 Secures Construction Loan

JLL Capital Markets provided financing for the development of Block 40 in the South Waterfront district.

Larken Associates Buys Pennsylvania Apartment Community  

The View at Mackenzi features 224 garden-style units in York County, one of the state’s major manufacturing hubs.