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 writes and edits in-depth stories on the hottest topics in the real estate industry, but she is also the host of award-winning podcast shows for both brands. Laura holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Media Management.
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CBRE Facilitates $11M Michigan Sale
Peak Capital Partners is the new owner of Arbors of Georgetown, a 160-unit affordable housing property in Landing. Jim Flinn arranged the financing, while Ben Barker assisted the seller.
Panorama Breaks Ground on Charlotte TOD Project
JLL Carolinas will manage the development of the 309-unit Lumeo Apartments, located near the University City Boulevard station on the LYNX Blue Line extension.
CDP Begins Work on Affordable Orange County Community
The Santa Ana, Calif., project is a collaboration with Architecture Design Collaborative. Bridging the Aqua will serve the needs of chronically homeless residents.
Luxury Senior Living Community Opens in Kansas City
Tiffany Springs has 172 independent living units available, with 89 memory care and assisted living apartments to open later in August.
First-of-Its-Kind Miami Community Gets $19M in Financing
Nonprofit Casa Familia and developer Atlantic | Pacific Communities got the green light to start working on Miami-Dade County’s first affordable housing community for adult residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
WinnCompanies Lands $11M Loan for Boston Redevelopments
The Clippership projects involve the demolition of four buildings and the construction of two new ones that are set to include 22 affordable apartments and 30 mixed-income condos.
Salt Lake City Multifamily Report – Summer 2019
The metro’s multifamily market continues to be strong, supported by job and population gains. Rents increased 3.0 percent year-over-year through May, 50 basis points above the U.S. growth rate.
Affordable Housing Services 2.0: Health & Wellness Programs
Avanath Capital Management’s Alicia Bramble and Ada Arevalo talk about how the shift toward lifestyle services and away from physical amenities is impacting the affordable housing market in the Washington, D.C., area.
Twin Cities Multifamily Report – Summer 2019
Multifamily rents in Minneapolis–St. Paul increased 3.1 percent year-over-year through May, 60 basis points above the U.S. average and slightly higher than other Midwestern markets.
Public-Private Partnership Kicks Off Durham Project
DHIC, Self-Help and local authorities broke ground on Willard Street Apartments, downtown’s first newly constructed, fully affordable community for households earning 60 percent or less of the area’s median income.