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What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: Should Your Apartment Community Have a Guest Suite?
Would your community benefit by having a guest suite as an amenity?
Engrain Launches Portable Marketing and Sales/Leasing Platform for Real Estate, TouchTour GO
Engrain (engrain.com), a provider of touch screen marketing, sales/leasing and messaging platforms for real estate, has announced the rollout of TouchTour GO, a compact version of its large-screen TouchTour system.
Healthy Urbanism: A New Foundation for Place-Making
What makes for multifamily developments that support and promote healthy lifestyles and community.
Insights on the Transformation of Detroit
For many American cities, the end of 2007 marked the bitter start of what now experts call “The Great Recession.” Among them, Detroit. But the ghost-like Detroit turned out to be a tremendous opportunity for real estate investors, and one of them has become a sort of local superhero.
Economy Watch: Construction Spending Drops in September
The Census Bureau reported that construction spending during September 2014 came in at an annualized rate of $950.9 billion, a drop of 0.4 percent compared with August.
The Spot Experience-Silverstein Properties Unveiling is No Shaggy-Dog Story
Pet care services provider The Spot Experience has launched the first-ever full-scale onsite pet services residential amenity. The 9,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility is offered in partnership with Silverstein Properties on the lobby level of Silver Towers, along 42nd Street.
The Secret to a Successful Resident Event
Looking to scare up some interest at your resident events? Follow the lead of Newport, a multifamily community in Jersey City, N.J., which recently held a successful Halloween carnival. MHN talked to Maya Autret, director of marketing, Newport Associates, before they ran the carnival, and talked about their secrets for well-attended resident programs.
Downtown LA Pricing Record Shattered by Kor Group on Barker Block
Warehouse No. 1 at Barker Block has sold out, making it the fastest-selling residential project in Downtown Los Angeles.
ULI Special Report: Strong Rental M-F Market Driven by Record Student Debt, Cautious Millennials
“Do we have a boom or do we have a bust in the multifamily industry?” John Healy Jr., co-founder & principal of Hyde Street Holdings LLC, asked that question as he opened the “Rental Multifamily Housing: New American Dream or Classic Bubble?” panel at the Urban Land Institute’s Fall Meeting, held in Manhattan last week.
Alliance Apartment Property in Arizona Wins LEED Platinum
Broadstone Lincoln, a 264-unit multifamily development in Scottsdale, Ariz., has won LEED-H Platinum certification.