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
Nuveen Real Estate Sells 336-Unit Raleigh Asset
The 14-building community changed hands for $46.1 million. The buyer used a $27.7 million loan originated by Prudential Financial to finance the acquisition.
The Answer to the Bay Area’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Enterprise Community Partners’ Rich Gross and Kaiser Permanente’s Bechara Choucair talk about their joint projects. The two companies launched a $100 million loan fund to create and preserve multifamily rentals.
Luxury Condo Building Tops Off in Bay Harbor Islands
Ability by Acierto’s first South Florida development is a waterfront property that broke ground in June 2017 and is scheduled for completion in July.
Miami Worldcenter’s 1st Tower Comes on Line
Nitin Motwani, managing principal at Miami Worldcenter Associates, speaks in depth about the milestone for the $4 billion project—one of the largest of its kind in the U.S.—located near the Brightline at MiamiCentral.
Boston’s Affordable Housing Market: An Insider’s View
Community Preservation Partners’ John Fraser weighs in on trends in Boston and the East Coast, as well as creative strategies for financing affordable development.
Multifamily Houston Report – Winter 2019
Despite a deceleration in rent growth following record deliveries over the past three years, investment sales for 2018 totaled more than $4.5 billion through November.
KeyBank Provides $12M for Cleveland Adaptive Reuse Project
Snavely Group will use the financing to create 38 affordable units at Forest City Square Apartments, an environmentally friendly housing development.
Historic Chicago Building Receives $53M Loan
The NHP Foundation has commenced renovation on the Mark Twain Hotel. By the end of 2019, the property will encompass 148 affordable units.
How Short-Term Rentals Diversify Revenue
More and more multifamily developers, owners and property managers are enhancing their incomes by entering into the hospitality industry.
Multifamily Brooklyn Report – Winter 2019
Despite a significant rise in deliveries, rents for Lifestyle units grew 3.4 percent and the occupancy rate stayed at 98.1 percent, among the highest in the U.S.