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

Why Luxury Branded Developments Work in Miami

The Related Group’s Jon Paul Perez and Dezer Development’s Gil Dezer share the story behind their 308-unit Residences by Armani/Casa condo tower in Sunny Isles Beach.

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.

Podcast: How Rent Control Would Impact 4 Major US Cities

In a recent study, the NAA examined the impact of a 7 percent annual cap on apartment rents in Chicago, Denver, Seattle and Portland by 2030. Tune in for the eyebrow-raising results.

L+M Development Partners Debuts Fully Affordable Community in Queens

Approximately 18 months after breaking ground, Beach Green Dunes II, a 127-unit property in Far Rockaway, has opened.

Q&A: Solving the Capital Challenge for Affordable Housing

Aeon President & CEO Alan Arthur reveals his concerns regarding the Twin Cities affordable housing market and explains how the metro could avoid a decades-long crisis.

Salt Lake City Multifamily Report – Winter 2020

Boosted by a growing tech scene and overall solid fundamentals, the metro’s rental market is poised for another healthy year.