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ReferBoost Launches ReferLink
ReferBoost, a Chicago-based software company that helps property managers improve their online reputation, recently announced a service called ReferLink, which allows property managers to update email lists and use multiple dashboards to run campaigns.
The JBG Companies Named NAIOP 2012 Developer of the Year
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, today announced that The JBG Companies has been selected as the national 2012 Developer of the Year.
Record Low Mortgage Rates Lead to Jump in Refinance Activity
Mortgage applications increased 16.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 13, 2012.
Economy Watch: Bernanke Downbeat, Unclear on Stimulus
The chairman of the Federal Reserve was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, testifying as part of his “Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” and his assessment of the economy, at least for the short term, wasn’t particularly cheerful.
Berkeley Point Capital Welcomes Jim McDevitt as its President
Jim McDevitt is joining Berkeley Point Capital LLC as its president.
The Rainmaker Group Grows Software Teams
The Rainmaker Group, a provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions to the multifamily housing and gaming/hospitality industries, announced the addition of five new team members hired to help further enhance the company’s multifamily revenue management platform, LRO™.
MG Properties Buys Apartments in SoCal and NoCal
MG Properties Group, a private San Diego-based real estate investor and operator, has completed the acquisition of two multifamily properties, one in Temecula, in southern California, and the other in Daly City, in northern California.
MHN Interview: Mara Geltzeiler, SVP, Centerline Capital
Centerline Capital Group, a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company, recently hired Mara Geltzeiler as senior vice president for its Mortgage Banking Group. Before joining Centerline, Geltzeiler worked for Freddie Mac in their Northeast Region.
Beech Street Capital Recruits Seasoned Veterans to Continue Building Seniors Housing Practice
Beech Street Capital LLC, a full-service national lender to the multifamily, seniors housing, and health care industries, announced today that it has hired James Sherman as executive vice president – seniors housing to continue building the company’s seniors housing practice.
Rhonda Johannesen Joins University Student Living as Senior Vice President of Campus Real Estate Development
Rhonda K. Johannesen has joined University Student Living LLC as senior vice president of Campus Real Estate Development.