Business Specialties

Greystar & Ivanhoé Cambridge Team Up on Eco-Friendly D.C. Community

Greystar and Ivanhoé Cambridge are developing 801 New Jersey Ave., SE, a new mixed-use development in Washington, D.C.

Downtown San Diego Welcomes 250 Affordable Apartments

The grand opening of 250 affordable rental apartments was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

AIM Conference Special Report: Five AIM Takeaways

Here’s a few of the industry lessons that AIM 2015 brought into the spotlight.

CPC Helps Keep NYC Community Affordable

With funding through Freddie Mac, Community Preservation Corporation has closed on a $40 million loan for the refinancing of Cathedral Parkway Towers. Refinancing helps prevent otherwise unavoidable rent increases that would have resulted from escalating operating costs at the 309-unit Mitchell-Lama project on West 110th Street in New York City.

Economy Watch: Will the Economy’s Continuing Slow Growth Affect Real Estate Development?

Now that a crummy first quarter, at least in terms of U.S. economic growth, has been verified by the preliminary GDP numbers (up a meager 0.2 percent), attention turns to the second quarter.

AIM Conference Special Report: Puppy-Powered Lease Up

In a competitive Washington, D.C., multifamily market, WC Smith released a secret weapon to lease up its 2M property in NoMa: an adorable, social media-savvy English bulldog puppy.

AIM Conference Special Report: Smart Tech Has Arrived

You may not yet use a self-flown drone to showcase the latest drought-tolerant landscaping installed at your apartment community, or add a Nest thermostat to a renter’s monthly invoice as an ancillary service. But according to the future-focused multifamily industry experts at the annual Apartment Internet Marketing conference, the day when you will is just around the corner.

Fannie Mae’s Property Guidelines Adjustment

Fannie Mae has made two extensive revisions to the Property Condition Assessment guidelines.

Packages, Parcels and Profit

Ancillary income and the package explosion.

Successful Structures

CBRE’s Trehubenko favors transparency, patience and clarity when structuring complex affordable housing financing.