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GE Unveils First Appliance Line Designed for Millennials

The most successful multifamily communities are tailored for a specific demographic. Why not let your appliances do the same?

Yardi Commercial Leasing Pad Wins Realcomm Digie Award for Promoting Fast, Efficient CRM and Leasing Workflows

Yardi Commercial Leasing Pad™, a new, end-to-end mobile leasing and tenant support solution, stands ready to help commercial property leasing agents and managers reduce leasing cycle times with leasing workflows and instant access to key property information.

Economy Watch: Construction Spend Rises in May

The Census Bureau said that U.S. construction spending during May was at an annualized rate of $874.9 billion, 0.5 percent above the revised April rate. The May figure is 5.4 percent above the May 2012 total of $830.4 billion.

Energy-Oriented Financing Complete for D.C. Apartments

Urban Energy Advisors has completed Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for a 139-unit affordable apartment property in Washington, D.C., totaling $340,000.

Editor’s Note: This is a Game Changer

Investing in art impacts leasing—and neighborhoods.

Carroll Organization Acquires 256-Unit Houston Community

Carroll Organization and investment partner NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. have acquired a 256-unit community called Limestone Ranch in Houston.

TODAY’S DEALS: Capri Capital, Kennedy Wilson Buy 437 Units in Marina del Rey

Capri Capital and Kennedy Wilson complete a $225 million purchase; CBRE facilitates a 110-unit sale in San Diego; and Meridian Capital Group arranges a $12 million refinance loan for a Pennsylvania community.

Maryland Office Building to Become Apartment Community

A five-story office building at 11411 Georgia Ave. in Wheaton, Md. is being redeveloped as an apartment building.

Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies Drop

Fannie Mae reported on Friday that the single-family serious delinquency rate for the mortgages that it owns and insures dropped in May to 2.83 percent from 2.93 percent in April, down to the lowest level since January 2009, when delinquencies were on the way up.

The Ins & Outs of Multifamily Eviction

How to avoid legal nightmares when the landlord-tenant relationship breaks down.