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Institute of Real Estate Management Installs 2013 Officers
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), an international community of more than 17,000 real estate managers across all property types, installed its officers for 2013 during its just-concluded Fall Leadership Conference held in New Orleans.
MHN Interview: Steadfast Income REIT’s President on How Echo Boomers are Affecting the Apartment Market
Ella Shaw Neyland was recently promoted to president of Steadfast Income REIT Inc. MHN talked to Neyland about her new position and her thoughts on why echo boomers are the best thing to happen to the apartment market.
344K SF Masdar and International Renewable Energy Agency HQ Breaks Ground
Masdar City, the low-carbon, low-waste, emerging cleantech cluster and one of the most sustainable communities and mixed-use developments in the world continues its trailblazing development.
Rezidor Announces Plans to Open the Park Inn by Radisson Astana in Kazakhstan
The Rezidor Hotel Group, a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has announced plans to open the Park Inn by Radisson Astana in Kazakhstan.
Chestnut Hill Realty Expands West Roxbury Multifamily by 48 Units
Chestnut Hill Realty completed a $12 million expansion to its Ridgecrest Village Apartments, adding a new 48-unit building and bringing its total to 389 apartment homes in the West Roxbury, Mass., community.
Economy Watch: Residential Delinquencies Jump in September
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that sales of new single-family houses were at an annualized rate of 389,000 in September 2012, which is 5.7 percent above the revised August rate of 368,000 and 27.1 percent above September 2011’s rate of 306,000.
Second Phase Planned for Sterling Parc at Middletown
As further evidence that the demand for rental properties is broad as well as deep, Sterling Properties reports that the first phase (three buildings all together) of Sterling Parc at Middletown in Orange County, N.Y., has nearly leased all of its apartments.
Property Solutions’ Redesigned Online Applications Demonstrate 41 Percent Completion Rate
Property Solutions International Inc., a provider of property management websites and payments, announced performance results for its usability-optimized online applications, including a 41 percent completion rate for all applications started.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Selects Yardi Voyager
Yardi announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will adopt Yardi Voyager(TM) as its real estate lease administration and database system.
Riverstone Residential Group Announces Key Executive Promotions in Client Services and Corporate Marketing Groups
Riverstone Residential Group, a privately owned, third-party multifamily property management company, announced the promotions of two members of its executive leadership team, Lisa Skochdopole and Katie Fleischer.