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Invesco’s INSTRATA Devises New Approach for a Sophisticated Rental Market

INSTRATA at Mercedes House, INSTRATA Lifestyle Residences’ Midtown West luxury rental building, has partnered with New York City-based full-service residential brokerage Mirador Real Estate.

Hot Markets Ahead

Experts predict the top multifamily markets to keep an eye on in 2015.

Two NY Apartment Properties Among First to Win Energy Star

Two Related Cos. properties in Manhattan are among the first in the nation to earn Energy Star certification for existing multifamily properties, according to the EPA.

New Seniors Community Touts Accessible Social Media

Senior housing and health care property REIT LTC Properties has announced the opening of the $9.8 million Chelsea Place, a 48-unit memory care community in Aurora, Colo.

NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT Adopts Yardi Voyager for Enterprise-wide Management

Until recently, NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT managed accounting and financial reporting for its worldwide real estate investment portfolio with several different platforms, making consolidated reporting difficult.

Peak Campus Management to Manage Purpose-Built Student Housing at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities

Peak Campus Management has been selected to manage The Mills at Riverbend Commons, adjacent to the Western Illinois University-Quad Cities campus in Moline, Ill.

Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales See Uptick

The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index—a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings—was up 0.8 percent to 104.8 in November from 104.0 in October.

What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: Goodbye, 2014: Apartment Trends We’re So Over

In 2015, let’s make some apartment resolutions to see the end of these tired trends.

MHN Interview: Brice Leconte, Founder, iUnit

iUnit is a new modular housing project coming to Denver in 2015, blending smart energy use, wireless connectivity, green construction and the urban living preferences of American Millennials.

Economy Watch: Holiday Retail Sales Strong This Year

Holiday retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas—except for car sales— increased 5.5 percent this year compared to the same period last year, according to MasterCard’s SpendingPulse report.