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RealPage Executives Named in Broadband Properties MDU Technology Leaders Listing

Carrollton, Texas–The Broadband Properties MDU Hall of Fame recognized three RealPage Inc. executives for their contributions to multifamily broadband services. Steve Winn, RealPage chairman and CEO, and Henry Pye, vice president of Velocity Advisory Services, are named as Top 25 Leaders, and Keith Dunkin, vice president of YieldStar & MPF Research, was recognized as one of 10 Rising Stars. The MDU Hall of Fame, a distinction bestowed every four years, is a list of people in the multi-dwelling unit (MDU) industry and its suppliers who led, or provided input to, forward-looking management and technology teams. Scott DeGarmo, president and CEO,…

New Affordable Seniors Housing Complex Opens in Las Vegas

Las Vegas–McKnight Senior Village II is restricted to residents 55 years and over.

Downtown Chicago Apartment Fundamentals Strengthen

Chicago-Apartment fundamentals in downtown Chicago will probably strengthen in the near future.

Mixed-Use Tower, Containing 198 Luxury Apartments, Opens in Chicago

Chicago–Flair Tower is located at 222 W. Erie St. in the large arts district of River North in Chicago.

DEAL OF THE DAY: ARA Finds 1.01-Acre Site in Houston for Pelican Builders

Houston–Atlanta-headquartered Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA) brokered the sale of a 1.01 acre land site located in Houston.

Townhome Community Sees Increase in Prices, Sales in 2010

Barnegat, N.J.–Whispering Hills, an 85-acre multifamily community in Barnegat, N.J., is now 45 percent sold.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Rental and Occupancy Increases Expected for the Queen City

Charlotte, N.C.—While vacancies in Charlotte, N.C. apartments hit an all-time high of 13.6 percent in March 2010, communities have seen an increase in traffic over the last 60 to 90 days.

San Francisco’s Arterra Condos Sell Out Despite Hard Times

San Francisco–Arterra, the first LEED silver residential high-rise in the city, has completely sold out.

Pending Home Sales Increase May Signal Growing Confidence in Economy

Washington, D.C.–Pending home sales are at the highest level since last October.

Tax Expert, Capitol Hill Veteran Matthew Berger Joins NMHC Lobbying Team

Washington, D.C.–Matthew M. Berger has been named vice president of tax for the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC). Berger will have principal responsibility for federal tax legislation as part of the Joint Legislative Program of NMHC and the National Apartment Association (NAA). Berger brings extensive public and private sector experience to the position. Most recently, he served as economist and press secretary for the U.S. Senate Committee on small business and entrepreneurship, where he was Senator Olympia Snowe’s principal advisor on taxes, the economy and the federal budget. Prior to that he was National Tax Manager for Deloitte Tax LLP in Washington,…