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Social Media: It’s The New Buzzword, But How Much Do You Know About It?

The key to social media is to have a strategy

Foreclosure Expert Predicts Surging Homelessness

Heavy Hammer Inc., which publishes lists of foreclosed properties nationwide through USHUD.com

DEAL OF THE DAY: Trumark Companies Sells Silicon Valley Site to BRE Properties for Development of Mixed-Use Village

Trumark Companies has sold 6.6 acres of land in Silicon Valley to BRE Properties Inc. for the construction of a mixed-use residential village.

MF Industry Believes Freddie’s New Loans Will Help Borrowers Re-Capitalize Assets

Freddie Mac has decided to allow mezzanine debt on qualifying senior multifamily mortgages (first mortgages) that it purchases.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Finding the Bottom in Portland, Ore.

Despite the prevalence of rent reductions and concessions throughout the City of Roses, “things are stabilizing,” according to Gary Winkler, senior broker-multifamily investments in Colliers International’s Portland, Ore. office.

Smart Phone App to Enable RE Professionals to Buy Zip Codes for Exclusive Advertising

Visionary Apps LLC has launched a suite of real estate-related smart phone applications

Jones Lang LaSalle Hires MF Sales Leaders Cissel and Melnick

Jones Lang LaSalle has added multifamily investment sales veterans

HUD Provides $49.3M for Job Training to Low-Incomes People

The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide public housing agencies across the U.S., Guam and Puerto Rico with nearly $49.3 million to provide low-income people with the necessary job training to put them on a path toward self-sufficiency.

Northbridge Inks Senior Housing JV With Harrison Street

The Northbridge Cos. of Burlington, Mass., and Sandy River II of Portland, Maine, have finalized a $100 million joint-

Yardi Systems Acquires PropertyShark for Real Estate Data

Yardi Systems has acquired PropertyShark, creators of PropertyShark.com, the New York City-based real estate data website.