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U.S. Will Not See 3% GDP Growth Until 2014
U.S. GDP growth is not expected to hit 3 percent until 2014. That analysis comes from the international real estate group Grosvenor.
Housing Cuts in the 2011 Federal Budget
Though housing cuts were significant in the 2011 budget, they weren’t as deep as initially feared.
Lending Starts to Open for Small Properties
Here is good news for owners of small multifamily properties who may be seeking financing: Lenders are becoming active in this sector again.
Fulfilling Maintenance Requests Is a Three-Part Process
As important as response time is, maintenance processing does not end when a property technician successfully fixes the problem in the apartment.
Interview with Chance Partners’ Judd Bobilin
Judd Bobilin explains the strategy behind Chance Partners’ infill student housing.
MHN Interview: Federated Companies’ Dung Lam
The Federated Companies recently sold its last remaining retail asset so that the firm can focus on multifamily development. CEO Dung Lam discusses the strategy.
Ground Breaks on FSU Luxury Off-Campus Student Apartments
Tallahassee, Fla.–Construction has gotten underway on Campus Circle Tallahassee, a luxury off-campus student housing community adjacent to Florida State University.
Davidoff Promoted to SVP of Strategic Systems at Archstone
Denver–Archstone has promoted Donald Davidoff to senior vice president of strategic systems.
WEB FEATURE: Global Market Report – South America
In the third and final piece of MHN’s global market report, a look at South America shows that potential for large-scale apartment communities exists in the region’s big cities.
$2B Master-Planned Community on Tap for Suburban Dallas
Arlington, Texas–Huffines Communities just broke ground on Viridian, a massive master-planned community that is estimated to cost $2 billion.