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A new year brought a lot of reshuffling throughout the multifamily business as established veterans made moves to what were, in many cases, smaller firms. Here’s a rundown of the transaction wire:
Even as we aspire to be good leaders and managers every day, in the end, it takes a good team to get you to the finish line.
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Courtney Gaines has been in the multifamily industry all her professional life. Over the course of 15 years at Westwood Residential in Texas, she climbed the ladder from leasing consultant to director of management over the firm’s portfolio of 14,000 units.
After a decade long run as a preimminent miltary housing builder, the Hunt Cos. reinvest hundreds of millions in profits to become a full service multifamily real esate firm.
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No matter what road you're on in life or in business, a diverse mix can make sure you're around to succeed.
Paul DeCain leverages financing background to help company achieve aggressive growth targets.
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In the past couple of years, Greensboro, NC-based Bell Partners has added a lot of talent from the apartment REIT world. It’s brought aboard AvalonBay Communities alum Bob Slater as its chief operating officer, Colonial Properties Trust veteran John Tomlinson as CFO, and former UDR veterans Dhrubo...
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In 2006, Babcock & Brown Real Estate Investments, a unit of Babcock & Brown Ltd., Australia's second-largest investment bank, spent $316 million to take Charlotte-based BNP Residential Properties private. Babock added the BNP’s 8,180 units to its existing portfolio, giving it 28,000 units...
Whether regulatory and legislative issues, economic fluctuations, or natural disasters, some things are outside of an owner/operator's control. Or are they?
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When it comes to distress funds, operations, or even travel, you have to improvise to stay alive.
Multifamily IT execs discuss cloud computing, mobile technology, and social networking.
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Third-party management titans Pinnacle and Riverstone Residential Group again finished one, two on the MFE Top 50 Managers list.
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Multifamily owners need to know that when it comes to cutting costs, nothing is off the table.
Charlie Brindell, who has replaced industry legend Ron Terwilliger as CEO of Trammell Crow Residential, has big plans for the development firm.
Multifamily managers are gearing up to swoop in and save distressed assets as an increasing number of overleveraged owners realize they simply can’t hang on any longer. Here’s what you need to know to
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The past decade has seen a number of apartment industry chieftains who have emerged to leave their mark on the multifamily sector. Here are 10 that wielded the greatest influence.
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The Utah-based builder’s reorganization plan would turn over the company’s assets and management to creditors whose claims exceed $940 million.
After months of struggling to fill units, apartment firms are finally starting to see a slow-but-steady uptick in occupancies.
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Revenue management software, which automatically sets pricing and lease duration terms for multifamily rentals, has long had its fair share of proponents and detractors. And that still seems to be the case even as the recession pounds rent and occupancy levels alike.