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MHN INTERVIEW: Maximizing Apartment Space
Are you making the most out the space in an apartment? Gale Steves, author of Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle recently spoke to MHN about maximizing apartment space and the importance of understanding what renters really need in an apartment.
Hickok Cole Architects' Laurence Caudle, AIA Elevated to Principal
Laurence Caudle, AIA, Director of Housing, has been elevated to principal at Hickok Cole Architects.
Construction Underway on Avenue R Development in Houston
The bustling and cosmopolitan Galleria area of Houston is the site of a new Meeks + Partners-designed community being developed by Greystar.
Economy Watch: Unofficial Reports Point to Continued Jobs Growth
With the coming of a new month, new jobs numbers will soon be published, with trends in hiring of high interest to anyone concerned with the direction of the economy (which is almost everyone).
Judge Rules in Favor of City of Orange Property Owners Association: Annual Inspections of Units Unenforceable
A judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, considering a challenge filed by a property owners group of the City of Orange, ruled that the City’s annual inspection ordinance, which was enacted in December 2010, and required annual inspections of rental properties, was void and unenforceable.
New and Updated Credits Introduced into LEED Pilot Credit Library
The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) next update to the LEED green building program, LEED 2012, will include various updates to credits within the LEED Pilot Credit Library.
Mobile Maintenance
Portable devices are creating more efficient teams and enhancing resident retention efforts.
National Multi Housing Council Promotes Kim Duty To SVP
The National Multi Housing Council promoted Kim Duty to senior vice president of public affairs and industry initiatives.
TODAY'S DEALS: IPA Sells 180-Unit Asset for $74M
IPA sells an asset totaling 180 units; Pembrook Capital provides an $8.4 million bridge loan; and NorthMarq arranges a $16.4 million refinance via a life insurance company.