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

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.

Former MA Dormitory Turns Into Affordable Community

Kennedy Hall at Cardinal Cushing Center found new life as the 37-unit Bethany Apartments. NEI General Contracting, The Architectural Team and Horsley Witten Group were part of the project.

Closeup on the Bronx Affordable Housing Market

Developing and preserving affordable units in the dynamic borough of New York City is a genuine challenge. MBD’s Derrick Lovett and Monadnock’s Tom Ciano weigh on the borough’s affordable housing shortage and discuss the companies’ recent multifamily projects.

JV Secures $60M Loan for Miami Project

Built by a partnership of Mast Capital and AEW Capital Management, Miami River Walk will encompass 688 units. The riverfront development is likely to attract residents from among the large number of health professionals working in the area.