Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Camilo Padilla-Andrade Joins LYND as Vice President of Acquisitions
LYND, a national real estate investment, development and management firm, has hired Camilo Padilla-Andrade as vice president of acquisitions.
New Developer Proves Successful with 100 Percent Occupancy
In 2009, almost none of the condo units had been sold at The Mark, a 244-unit building. However, The RADCO Companies took over as developer and in one year sold 79 units. And now, the condos in the building are completely sold.
Work Under Way on New Seattle Apartments
Holland Partner Group, in partnership with Mesirow Financial Institutional Real Estate, had broken ground on 717 Dexter Ave. N. in Seattle.
Grosvenor Americas Appoints Sommer Johnson to Investment Manager
Grosvenor Americas has appointed Sommer Johnson to the position of investment manager in the company’s San Francisco headquarters office.
Freddie Mac's 2011 K Deals Double Those of Last Year
Earlier this month, a new offering of structured pass-through securities, or “K certificates,” was announced by McLean, Va.-based Freddie Mac.
HopeLift to Provide Housing to Those in Need
Employees of property management and development company Holland Partner Group are doing their part to help the homeless this year by donating their unused vacation time to HopeLift, a charity that helps people with housing.
Senior Housing Developer Returns Funds to City
In an unusual event in multifamily development, AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc. recently returned about $519,450 to the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., after the completion of its Mirandela Senior Housing project.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: U.S. Consumers Still Not Confident
U.S. consumers aren’t opening their wallets quite as much as retailers thought, and Europe sinks back into a debt funk.
Affordable Development Brings Jobs to Central Maryland Town
An investment by Boston Capital is helping make possible the development of Marley Meadows, a new 36-unit affordable multifamily community in the central Maryland town of Glen Burnie.
Economy Watch: Foreclosures Down in November
RealtyTrac reported on Thursday that U.S. foreclosure filings–meaning all default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, according to the company–were down 3 percent in November from the previous month, to a total of 224,394.