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Online Apartment Finder Reports Spike in Traffic
ForRent.com and its affiliate sites (including CorporateHousing.com and SeniorOutlook.com) report a 65 percent increase in traffic during August 2010 compared with the same month in 2009, according to the company, which specializes in providing information to apartment seekers.
With Renting Season Upon Us Apartments.com Offers Tips for Finding the Right Home
Chicago–The pool of apartment leasers is growing and it consists not only of those who rent for financial reasons but, as Apartments.com concluded in a recent survey, those who prefer to rent in order to live in neighborhoods that would be inaccessible to them as homebuyers.
NHC Urges Congress to Ensure Stable Supply of MF Housing
Washington, D.C.–The National Housing Conference (NHC) has issued a policy statement underscoring the importance of the nation’s multifamily housing finance system.
Korman Communities to Invest $300M Per-Market to Expand its Luxury Flexible-Stay Brand
New York–Korman Communities has announced that it will enhance its AKA residences collection by eight to 12 properties over the next five years.
Seniors Housing Starts Plunge: NIC
Annapolis, Md.–For the year-long period ending March 31, 2010, seniors housing starts, including senior apartments, were down 32 percent nationwide from the same period a year earlier.
MHN Interview with Ron Reitz: Read Insurance Policy and Have Plan before Disaster
Reitz talks to MHN about the basics of property insurance and what apartment owners need to keep in mind while choosing an insurance policy.
Condo Sales See Slight Uptick in August
Washington, D.C.–The sales of existing U.S. condominiums and co-ops gained some traction in August, according to the National Association of Realtors, but only as a modest uptick.
Apartments Lead the Commercial Real Estate Pack in Recovery
New York–Apartment properties have been the first kind of commercial real estate to show signs of genuine recovery this year, and the outlook is even better.
More People Are Now Renting By Choice
Chicago–According to a new survey conducted by Apartments.com, a notable percentage of people actively looking to lease in today’s apartment market are not hunting because they have to rent but because they want to rent.