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
Historic Buffalo Community Receives Freddie Mac Refi
A Community Preservation Corp. subsidiary closed on a $2.4 million small balance loan for Houk Lofts, a 22-unit property.
Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground in Oregon
Developer BRIDGE Housing has started work on 61 apartments for low-income families in north and northeast Portland. The property will accept Section 8 vouchers.
Orlando Multifamily Report – Spring 2019
With more than 12,000 units underway as of March, apartment demand―driven by solid population gains and an expanding job market―continues to increase.
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.