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.

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.