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What we Know About Resident Behavior Analytics

Holli Beckman, Vice President Marketing + Leasing Operations at WC Smith, share insights into consumer behavior at her company’s portfolio.

Unusual Amenities to Attract Renters

Bell Partners’ new community offers Wii and Xbox as amenities, and allows resents to have non-poisonous frogs.

The Benefits of Being Walkable

Mill Creek Residential and AEW Capital Management announce the grand opening of a new walkable community.

TODAY’S DEALS: AvalonBay Eyes NYC’s Upper West Side

AvalonBay buys a development site in New York; and Toronto’s Milestone Apartments REIT completes a $40 million Orlando acquisition.

Gross Domestic Product Up. Will That Benefit CRE?

The GDP might be stronger than it seems in ways that could benefit the commercial real estate industry.

Peak Campus Hires Vice President of Marketing

Peak Campus Management, one of the largest private held operators of student housing in the United States, announced the hiring of Allison Weber as vice president of marketing.

Creating Economic Stimulus with Seniors Housing

Dominium, an apartment development and management company, is on track to complete two affordable seniors housing developments this summer.

TODAY’S DEALS: Walker & Dunlop Arranges Florida Acquisition Financing

Walker & Dunlop closes a 15-year Freddie Mac loan; Greystone lands $19.5 million for an Atlanta acquisition; and Berkeley Point Capital facilitates a cash-out Fannie Mae loan.

Blackstone Sells Prime Office Building in Sydney to Chinese Dalian Wanda Group

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI, through its portfolio company, Valad, has agreed to sell its first major property investment in Australia, namely the iconic Gold Fields House in Sydney’s central business district.

The Benefits of Going Public-Private

Junction 15, a predominantly residential mixed-use property in the Dallas suburb of Plano, has opened.