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MHN’s Top 5 April 2017 Articles

Miss out on any MHN stories in April? Here are five of our most popular articles for the month, including the top 10 apartment owners in Los Angeles and the status of Chicago development.

Why Affordable Apartments Are Hard for Low-Income Renters to Find

Kim Betancourt, who oversees economics and market research for Fannie Mae’s multifamily platform, talks about her team’s latest findings on barriers to affordability.

Now Open: 2017 Top Property Managers Survey

Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in the CPE-MHN 2017 Top Property Managers Survey! The resulting ranking of the firms with the best-managed portfolios will be featured in our special CPE-MHN July/August 2017 print issue and prominently featured on our sites.

Misti McElwee, transition specialist, Greystar

Positioning Your Property for Leasing Success

In order to be successful in closing, property managers and staff should plan ahead and try different ideas for marketing a property. Multifamily Insider’s Leasing Rescue webinar shed light on setting the stage for leasing success.

Modera Portfolio Lands $364M Refinancing

A CBRE Capital Markets team assisted the owner in securing the five-year loan. Morgan Stanley originated the financing measure for the acquisition.

The Rewards of Green Financing

Fannie Mae’s multifamily chief explains how dedicating capital to measures that save energy and water pay off, especially in the affordable sector.

Cybersecurity 411: Implementing Governance

A lack of due diligence with cybersecurity can lead to hefty financial penalties, lost business and productivity, regulatory fines and litigation. But cybersecurity starts with executive buy-in. Without it, the program will have no direction to succeed.

CMBS Delinquencies

Delinquencies continue to drop year-over-year from March 2016 to March 2017. Multifamily delinquencies had the largest decline of 46.1 percent or $392 million.

Changing Strategies for Multifamily Investment

In this video, David Blatt, CEO of investment bank Capstack Partners, discusses financial strategies under the new administration, how rising interest rates will impact multifamily deals and how the energy market rebound will change the demand for housing.

TH Real Estate Scores 2017 EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award

The award marks TH Real Estate’s tenth consecutive year as a Partner of the Year, and its eighth consecutive year at the Sustained Excellence level.