Business Specialties

Rebranded Student Housing Wins National Awards

Distressed student housing no longer, WestMar Student Lofts in Atlanta recently won the 2011 Best Turnaround Project and 2011 Best Leasing and Marketing Program at the Student Housing Business Awards in Austin, Texas.

Interface Adopts New EPD Transparency Brief for its Floor Covering Products

Interface is now the first floor coverings manufacturer to adopt the newest assurance of transparency: The EPD Transparency Brief.

Manhattan's Rental Market Springing Ahead, MNS Reveals

The number of available Manhattan rental units may have grown by 6 percent in April, but that didn’t keep rent prices for the month from experiencing a case of spring fever, and climbing by an average of $17.

MAA Buys 230-Unit Buckhead Apartment Community

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor Memphis, Tenn.-based MAA, an apartment-only real estate investment trust, recently added the 230-unit Allure in Buckhead Village community to its portfolio of over 49,000 apartment units spread throughout the Sunbelt region of the U.S. While the company is currently selling several of its Atlanta-area assets and an acquisition was not […]

Apartments Near a Baseball Stadium?

Would you want to build an apartment community–or live–near a baseball stadium?

Yardi Acquires ista North America's Multifamily Services Group

Yardi has acquired ista North America’s Multifamily Services Group, a supplier of energy and water metering, billing and management services.

Experian RentBureau Provides All Landlords and Property Managers the Opportunity to Report Rental Payment Data


Experian, a global information services company, announced its capability to accept rental payment data from individual landlords and smaller property managers through its new collaboration with ClearNow.

Affordable Seniors Housing Opens in Riverside

The 224-unit Vintage at Snowberry Apartment Homes, an affordable seniors housing project in Riverside, has opened fully leased.

MHN Interview: Affordable Housing Gets Some 'Southern Charm'

Milton Prat, senior vice president, The Michaels Organization, speaks to MHN about their new affordable housing community in Montgomery, Ala.

Highwoods Properties Buys $26M Building from its Partner

by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Highwoods Properties Inc. has purchased full ownership of a 178,300-square-foot office building in Cary from its joint venture investor, in a transaction valued at $26 million. Highwoods had developed the four-story building located at 11000 Weston Parkway in 1998. One year later, the company sold 77 percent ownership in the property […]