Finance & Investment

On the Hill: Putting Controversy on Hold

Congress may not tackle immigration reform this year, which could cause complications

Testing Ground for Innovation

Affordable housing uses deep rehabs, rental assistance and tax credits to help close transactions

The Art of Budgeting

Preparing this critical tool for the upcoming year is an exercise in forecasting incomes and expenses

SPECIAL REPORT: Multifamily Conditions are Showing Significant and Rapid Improvements Across the Board

Dallas–The environment for apartment development may be starting to appear attractive again.

DEAL OF THE DAY: Colony Capital, The Cogsville Group Invest in 1,600 Commercial Real Estate Loans Held by FDIC

Colony Capital LLC and The Cogsville Group LLC have closed on the purchase from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) of a $1.8 billion portfolio of more than 1,600 commercial real estate loans acquired by the FDIC as receiver of 21 failed financial institutions.

DEAL OF DAY: Transwestern Arranges Off-Market $16.65M Sale in Rising Phoenix Market

Phoenix–In a move that it says signals the emerging recovery of Phoenix’s multifamily

What’s happened to the distressed multifamily market?

As the great recession peaked, and portfolios were reassessed, we anticipated a vast sell-off of distressed multifamily communities or their notes. But a funny thing happened on the way to the fire sale: Many properties didn’t show up.

Malcolm Gladwell Speaks at Colliers International’s First Global Leadership Summit

York‑Colliers held its first annual Global Leadership Summit in Manhattan recently. The three-day meeting, which brought together clients and Colliers brokers from all over the world, concluded with a talk by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell at the Jazz at Lincoln Center theater.

Vancouver’s Big Win

Unlike some other Olympic Villages, the newly named Millennium Water is a permanent installation, on track to becoming Canada’s first LEED Platinum neighborhood

Population Boom

Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT’s Jay Olander notes that the United States will be home to 94 million more people in 2030 than in 2000.