Laura Valean is an Executive Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She has a 12-year background in broadcast media and joined the CPE-MHN team in 2016. Laura edits in-depth stories on key trends shaping the commercial and multifamily real estate industries, coordinating a team of experienced writers. She also hosts award-winning podcast shows for both brands, including Mission Success: Women in Multifamily, NAA Insights, FTI Experts’ Hub, RICS Monitor and CREW Up.
Laura holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Media Management. She can be reached at📧 laura.valean@cpe-mhn.com
Berkadia’s Head of Affordable Housing on Rent Control
David Leopold discusses the impact of rent regulation on the industry and shares a few solutions to expand the affordable housing inventory.
Leaning on Tech Amid Coronavirus Turbulence
Self-guided tours, drones and immersive reality can help real estate businesses move forward during unprecedented challenges.
What’s Missing From the $2T Stimulus Package?
With the bill passing and social distancing guidelines being extended, the industry is sizing up the situation and looking at what’s to come.
Charlotte Multifamily Report – Winter 2020
The city’s rapidly expanding economy is boosting demand, with both rent growth and prices shooting up.
Container-Based Construction: The Next Frontier in Affordable Housing
SG Blocks CEO & Chairman Paul Galvin talks about how using shipping containers as a primary building material can accelerate much-needed affordable housing construction.
Brooklyn Multifamily Report – Winter 2020
A moderating level of new product deliveries is likely to fuel rent growth during the first half of 2020.
Vista Investment Group JV Pays $91M for East Bay Community
Equity Residential had owned the 221-unit Northridge Apartments property for more than two decades.
Volunteers of America Completes 92-Unit Affordable Baltimore Community
Along with Somerset Development Co. and New Community Partners, the organization finished work on the $26.8 million redevelopment project.
How Portland’s Skyline Changed Over the Past Decade
What triggered and sustained the metro’s progress over the past 10 years? Cushman & Wakefield’s Samuel Hatcher and Jim Lewis provide a few key explanations.









