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.

Fort Myers Property Commands $65M

Channelside, a four-year-old Class A asset, changed ownership in a deal arranged by NKF.

Thriving Texas Suburb Attracts American Landmark

Completed in 2018, Four Corners Apartments is an upscale community in Frisco, some 30 miles north of Dallas.

MBK Rental Living Opens Inland Empire Apartments

Mitchell Place is located in a fast-growing city within California’s Riverside County.

Clarion Partners Buy Tampa-Area Community

JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors arranged the $54.5 million sale of West Port Colony, located in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Philadelphia-Area Value-Add Properties Change Hands

Rittenhouse Realty Advisors sold Maple Grove Apartments and Royersford Gardens, two apartment communities located in Montgomery and Bucks Counties.

JV Lands $43M Refi for Jersey City Project

Working on behalf of The Hampshire Cos., Claremont Cos. and Circle Squared Alternative Investments, JLL secured the loan for a mixed-use development in the center of Jersey City’s emerging University Place neighborhood.

Arbor Realty Originates $50M Refi for Chicago-Area Assets

Two recently renovated suburban Chicago properties built in the 1970s have received Fannie Mae refinancing following the conclusion of major value-add programs.

Maryland Apartments Change Hands

Newmark Knight Frank facilitated a $61.8 million acquisition loan for the sale of Concord Park at Russett, a 335-unit community in Laurel.

Taurus Investment Holdings Buys Midtown Atlanta Property

251 North Apartments sold for $36.5 million and is within a short walk of Ponce City Market. This purchase brings the firm’s portfolio to a total of 2,930 units.

Orlando-Area Apartments Change Hands

JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, Epoch Residential, in its disposition of Maitland Station, a 293-unit asset in Maitland, Fla.