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Peak Campus Management to Manage Flats at West Village
The management of Charlottesville‘s newest purpose-built student housing asset, The Flats at West Village, has been awarded to Peak Campus Management.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: What Property Managers Could Learn From the Decision to Cast Ben Affleck as Batman
Ben Affleck has been cast as the new Batman. And property managers could learn from this in their own hiring decisions.
MRI Software to Enhance Its VaultWare Reservation System’s Integration with Yardi
MRI Software announced today that it has signed an agreement with Yardi to create an officially supported integration between MRI’s VaultWare Apartment Reservation System and Yardi.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Rates Hit New Highs
Mortgage rates are continuing their upward creep, but the housing market still seems to soldier on in its recovery.
Hines-Managed Coca-Cola Building in Rio de Janeiro Becomes First to Receive LEED-EB Silver Certification in Brazil
The rise of green features and eco-friendly fixtures in the office market has affected the entire real estate world, and has created a push for not only developing new building incorporating the new technologies, but also refurbishing existing structures and making current properties more attractive.
Ocius Plants Trees to Entice Apartment Residents to Go Paperless
Ocius, a provider of resident billing and utility invoice processing services for apartment managers, announced a new program to encourage residents to receive their monthly statements via email.
Do Not Rush to Construction: Make Sure Final Designs are Really Final
After construction has commenced, design changes to add value can lower your rate of return.
MHN Interview: Philadelphia Freedom—An Interesting Opportunity for Multifamily
LCOR recently announced that Donald Tracy, the company’s new vice president, would be leading the Philadelphia development team. MHN talks with Tracy about his plans on expanding LCOR’s development pipeline in that market, as well as why he considers Philadelphia a unique area for the multifamily industry.
TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Priovides JV with $40.5M for Colorado Apartment Development
The Greystone Group and The Sevinson land financing for a Colorado project; NorthMarq Capital arranges first mortgage financing for a Illinois asset; and Arbor Commercial Funding provides a $8.5 million Fannie Mae refinance loan.
NWP Sets New Standard in Electronic Data Exchange Services in Multifamily Utility Management
NWP Services Corporation (NWP), a provider of utility cost recovery solutions, has initiated a “renaissance” in utility management with its electronic data exchange (EDE) services.