Operations & Technology
Suburban D.C. Apartments Win LEED Gold
Solaire Metro Apartments in suburban Washington, D.C., has earned LEED Gold.
Pennrose Named Property Manager for 148-Unit Pittsburgh Community
Real estate development and management company Pennrose has added the Pittsburgh apartment community Cloverleaf Village Apartments to its management portfolio. Pennrose will manage the community on behalf of Winshaw Partners.
VA, HUD and Jon Bon Jovi Announce “Project Reach” Grand Prize Winner
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the winner of a mobile application competition designed to make local assistance resources accessible to people helping homeless Veterans and others in need.
Special Report: Fair Housing Changes
In a recent webinar called “Fair Housing: What’s New for 2012,” speaker Nadeen Green, senior counsel, For Rent Media Solutions, provided an overview on some of the new Fair Housing requirements that property managers should be aware of.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Employers Can Choose to Not Hire Smokers–Is the Multifamily Industry Next?
Some states allow employees to not hire someone just because they’re a smoker. Could, and should, this be applied to multifamily?
Post Properties, Inc. Launches Mobile App
In a move to offer residents a better online experience, Post Properties, Inc. announced the launch of its first mobile app for residents, MyPost™.
Fife Capital Selects Yardi Voyager to Support Asset and Property Management Operations in Australia
Yardi Systems, a leading developer of software solutions for the real estate investment, asset and property management industry is pleased to announce today that Fife Capital has selected Yardi Voyager(TM) as its platform of choice for real estate asset and property management.
2013 NMHC 50 Names Nation’s Largest Apartment Owners, Managers
Boston Capital (155,521 units owned) and Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC (198,533 units managed) remained the nation’s largest apartment owner and manager, respectively, for the third consecutive year, according to the National Multi Housing Council’s new 2013 NMHC 50.
HFF Arranges $233 Million in Financing for 1,523-unit Breakers Resort
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler has recently announced that it has arranged $230 million in financing for The Breakers Resort in Denver. Working exclusively on behalf of The Bascom Group LLC, the borrower, the HFF team secured a $165 million first mortgage, a floating-rate loan which includes a three-year term with two, one-year extension options provided through Bank of America and CIBC.
Yardi Becomes Member of ORCA’s Founders Club with Participation in Data Collaboration Project
Yardi Systems announced its partnership with the Ontario Retirement Communities Association on a data collaboration project designed to collect and analyze key data elements associated with retirement communities in the province of Ontario.