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Chicago’s Real Estate Forum Probes Multifamily’s Present, Future

At the 2012 Real Estate Forum in Chicago, experts discussed rent increases and the habits of echo boomer renters.

Economy Watch: Foreclosed Properties Less Discounted Than Before

Even in a healthy economy, foreclosed residential properties typically sell at a discount to non-foreclosed ones, but during the worst of the recession, when foreclosures flooded many markets around the country, the pricing difference between the two was especially pronounced.

Centerline Capital Group Named Freddie Mac Licensed Affordable Housing Lender

Centerline Capital Group announced that is has been formally designated as a licensed Freddie Mac Multifamily Targeted Affordable Housing (TAH) Seller/Servicer.

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Arranges $56M Acquisition Financing for Seniors Housing Portfolio

HFF arranged $56 million in financing for a four-property seniors housing portfolio with 419 units located in Portland, Ore.; and ARA announces sale of a 560-unit property in a value-add transaction.

National Multi Housing Council Names Betsy Feigin Befus to General Counsel

The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) named Betsy Feigin Befus to the newly-created position general counsel, heading up legal affairs and legal advocacy initiatives on behalf of the organization.

Bigger in Texas: Enormous Austin Apartment Property Sells

In one of the larger apartment deals in recent memory in Austin, Hunt Investment Management has sold the master-planned Riata Town Center and Apartment Villages to IMT Capital LLC and affiliated company IMT Residential. The property in the Arboretum district of Austin includes 2,044 units on nearly 160 acres.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Ways to Appeal to Introverted Residents

Not every resident is interested in participating in community social events. Here are some ways to appeal to your more introverted residents.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Boomer, Gen X, Millennial–Same Difference When it Comes to Renting

What Millennials look for in an apartment is what everyone else wants too!

MHN Interview: How Albanese Organization’s Communities Survived Hurricane Sandy

MHN talks to Michael Gubbins, senior vice president, Albanese Organization Inc., which owns and develops properties in Battery Park City as well as other areas of New York, about how their properties fared and why their properties might have had an advantage over some of the others in the area.

SPECIAL REPORT: Uncertainty Clouds Obama Re-election, Lame-Duck Session

With the election over, a multitude of fresh challenges await the president and a divided Congress.