News

Investment Firm Acquires D.C. Apartments

Multifamily investment advisory firm TGM Associates has acquired TGM Sudley Crossing, a 432-unit community in Manassas, Va.

The Art of Occupancy

Work with local artists to create a win-win marketing channel.

Quietly Efficient: The Niagara Stealth Toilet Delivers

Saving water is an easy way to save some green. It is also good for the environment. Niagara Conservation Corporation recently introduced an ultra-high-efficiency vacuum-assist toilet that can cut water usage and keep your asset’s utility bills down.

Multifamily Insurance Trips and Traps

Avoid these pitfalls when selecting insurance policies.

Will Uncertainty Cloud the Recovery?

While investment activity is still on pace to exceed the volume posted in 2010, a shaky economic recovery marked by anemic job creation and a sovereign debt crisis has given real estate investors reasons to pause.

The Outlook for Construction Capital

Financing will continue to be available for new multifamily construction this year, barring unforeseen circumstances, says David Rifkind, principal and managing director of George Smith Partners Inc.

Multifamily's Future in 2012

Fundamentals favor the apartment sector in 2012.

Economy Watch: Retailers Push Hard Before the New Year

The pre-Christmas shopping numbers aren’t in yet but sales increased nationwide during the week ending Dec. 17, putting this December on track to have higher retail sales than December last year.

Work Begins on Fort Lee Apartments

BNE Real Estate Group has broken ground on Twenty50, a 194-unit apartment building near the George Washington Bridge in Bergen County, N.J., across from the uppermost reaches of Manhattan.

Today's Deals: Kennedy Wilson and Partners Complete $54.2M Refinancing

Kennedy Wilson refinances a community in Oxnard, Calif.; TGM Associates purchases an apartment in Manassas, Va.; and IPA receives the exclusive listing rights for a property outside Baltimore.