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Affordable Housing Project Springs Up in Affluent L.A. Suburb
Neighbors were not initially receptive to Mirandela, a 34-residence affordable seniors housing apartment property, but the finished product has brought nothing but accolades.
Jamboree Awarded Grant for Special Needs Services
Irvine, Calif.–Jamboree Housing Corporation received a $15,000 grant as part of CSH’s Assuring Quality Initiative to assist residents living with permanent mental illness and to help end homelessness.
SPECIAL REPORT: Student Housing, a Different Kind of Property
Las Vegas–The National Apartment Association (NAA) Student Housing Exposition and Exposition in Las Vegas opened with panelists talking about very promising projections, with the number of college students expected to grow from 18.2 million today to about 24 million by 2016 and enrollments expanding all the way through 2025.
The Siegel Group Snaps Up 18 Multifamily Properties for Renovation in Las Vegas
Las Vegas–The Siegel Group Nevada Inc. continues to capitalize on the opportunities presented by foreclosures with the recent acquisition of 18 Class B and C apartment properties in Las Vegas from a private seller. At $1.8 million, the purchase price for the 78-unit portfolio was deeply discounted and well below replacement cost.
SPECIAL REPORT: Internet Is the New ‘Location’ in Student Housing
Las Vegas–At the National Apartment Association (NAA) Student Housing Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, a panel of college students–most of whom have been living in off-campus student housing communities for a few years and are on their way to graduate school–expressed how living close to classes is important. However, location pales in comparison to another far-more-crucial criterion: Internet connectivity.
Q&A with the City of Las Vegas’ Tim Whitright
Tim Whitright, development manager with the City of Las Vegas Economic and Urban Development Department, talks about what his department is doing to get Las Vegas back on track.
Q&A with Portland State University’s Dr. Gerard Mildner
Portland State University is introducing a new master’s program in real estate development this fall, making it one of only two universities in the Northwest to offer the degree.
AMCAL Completes Workforce Housing Development in Fresno
Fresno, Calif.–AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc., in partnership with the Foundation for Affordable Housing, has developed the 50-unit family workforce project Summer Hill Place in an area deeply in need of affordable housing.
TODAY’S DEALS: Phoenix Realty Group and MG Properties Acquire $53M Apartment Complex
Phoenix Realty Group and MG Properties have aquired a 402-unit community in Garden Grove, Calif., and JP Morgan Chase sells a 195-unit Sacramento apartment complex for $12.4 million.
$26M L.A. Housing Project for Formerly Homeless and Incarcerated Opens Its Doors
Los Angeles–The dearth of accommodations for the formerly homeless and previously incarcerated is massive. The Dolores McCoy Villa in the Watts community of Los Angeles helps to fill that hole.