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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Virginia Community Lands $30M Grant
The federal funds will go toward redeveloping the 256-unit Ridley Place public housing and the surrounding neighborhood. Pennrose is the master developer of the project.
Affordable Housing Is a National Math Problem
Financing the development and preservation of low-income units is a challenge in today’s dynamic marketplace, so private organizations are taking matters into their hands.
Top 5 Summer Community Events
These kinds of gatherings bring residents together during the upcoming hot season. Try these if you’re a property manager and see how they impact resident retention.
Rehab Complete on 90-Year-Old LA Units
Community Preservation Partners spent $11.9 million on The Curtis Johnson Apartments, a six-building portfolio in the Vermont Harbor neighborhood that the company renovated.
Miami Multifamily Report – Spring 2019
Solid economic fundamentals and population gains continue to fuel the metro’s apartment market. Some 13,300 units were delivered last year and more than 26,000 were underway as of February.
Affordable KTGY-Designed Property Opens in the Bay Area
Pauline Weaver Senior Apartments includes 90 units. Eden Housing is the developer of the age-restricted community in the Warm Springs area of Fremont, Calif.
Houston Multifamily Report – Spring 2019
Years of robust development are raising concerns about overbuilding, with occupancy in stabilized properties down 140 basis points year-over-year as of February.
Rehab Complete on Affordable Sacramento-Area Property
Community Preservation Partners invested $35.6 million at Danbury Park Apartments, a 140-unit asset in Antelope, Calif. Ten percent of the community is now ADA compliant.
Raleigh-Durham Multifamily Report – Spring 2019
The metro’s multifamily market is on the upswing, boosted by favorable demographic trends and a diversifying economy.
Affordable Houston Community Reopens Following Rehab
Dominium completed a $7 million interior and exterior overhaul at Quail Chase, a 248-unit development in the northern part of the metro.