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BRE Appoints Two New Vice Presidents
San Francisco–BRE Properties, Inc. has appointed Kari Warren as vice president of marketing and Steven Snell as vice president of business applications.
Manhattan Apartment Tower Is Already Turning Heads
New York–Less than a week after the commencement of leasing, The Continental is creating quite a stir in Manhattan’s Sixth Avenue Corridor.
ZamRay.com Launches to Fill Gap in Construction Industry
Las Vegas— ZamRay has introduced a website that will connect the construction industry in a variety of ways.
TODAY’S DEALS: Ironshore Capital Purchases Florida Waterfront Condominium
Ironshore Capital purchases a Florida waterfront condominium; HFF completes $240M in Washiginton, D.C. sales; and NorthMarq arranges $24M for 282-unit Maryland property.
SPECIAL REPORT: Resident Retention Best Practices
Palm Springs, Calif.–Speakers at the NMHC Apartment Strategies Conference and Annual Meeting debate the most effective ways to keep residents happy, and to ensure they leave with a good review.
Economy Watch: Home Starts Hit New Lows
Single-family home starts saw a big drop in December; the FDIC chairman calls for a foreclosure claims commission; and the SEC begins to implement Dodd-Frank.
Patton Joins Hines to Lead Multifamily
Houston–Alan Patton has joined Hines as a senior vice president in the firm’s corporate office at Williams Tower in Houston.
Not All Public-Private Partnerships Are Created Equal
Political opportunism has undermined the positive role that public-private partnerships can play.
Not All Public-Private Partnerships Are Created Equal
Political opportunism has undermined the positive role that public-private partnerships can play.
200 Squared Debuts as Green Architectural Gem in Chicago’s Loop
Chicago–200 Squared, a 42-story apartment property, was developed to be one of the greenest residential high-rises in the Loop.