How to Give New Life to Expiring Loans
With lenders more willing to negotiate than ever before, here's a look at six things you need to know before you negotiate your loans. Read more
Buyers Guide: The Top 5 Multifamily Purchasers of the first half of 2010
Profiles of The Top 5 Multifamily Buyers of the first half of 2010 Read more
Steady As She Goes
Executive of the Year Susan M. Ansel has managed to help Gables Residential navigate the storm. Read more
Common Sense Should Prevail When it Comes to Deals
Though buyers have returned with some significant in 2010, it's important to allow sense to reign. Read more
Corner Office
Multifamily Energy Efficiency Incentives Remain Elusive
Federal incentives such as the Home Star and Building Star programs have hit roadblocks. Read more
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Multifamily Fire Stats
Fires pose a constant threat to multifamily communities. Read more
Highlands Ranch, Colo.-based UDR is offering 16 million shares of its common stock priced at $20.35 per share to generate proceeds of approximately $312.1 million (and possibly up to $359.0 million), the multifamily REIT announced today. Proceeds from the sale will be used to pay down debt as well as help fund current and future acquisitions, including the $455.1 million that UDR plopped down this week for five apartment properties in Southern California, Baltimore, and Boston. Read more
Interest rates from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have fallen 50 basis points in August alone, reaching the mid-4 percent range on 10-year deals. Read more
Some multifamily firms have been able to creatively wrestle new dollars, while cutting expenses, by uncovering latent opportunities throughout the downturn. Read more
Putting on the Ritz
If you were one of the few developers fortunate enough to get financing for a new project in 2010, you'd probably think frills such as a pet saloon, music room, or community kitchen might seem a bit excessive in an economy with 10 percent unemployment (even if things are expected to be better in a couple of years when these projects actually open). You'd be wrong. Read more
One of the country’s largest multifamily developers, Indianapolis-based S.C. Bodner Co., faces allegations of fair housing discrimination. Read more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will effect both banks and conduit lenders. But as regulators struggle to reconcile the Act's principles with real-world rules, those effects won't be known for some time. Read more
Regional Outlook
Salt Lake City Fundamentals Bode Well for Investors
With solid job and population growth, Salt Lake City is turning the corner on the recession. Read more
One to watch
Best Kept Secret
The Bainbridge Cos.' marketing guru is named MFE's inaugural Rising Star of the Year. Read more
apartment life
Now Hiring
As the economy starts to take a turn for the better, property managers sift through the pile of applicants and start hiring again. Read more
facelift
Former New York Public School Debuts as Condos
A vacant, neglected 1905 New York City public school reopens as a mix of affordable and market-rate condominiums. Read more
new developments
New Development Team Completes Laurence Falls Near Boston
A Boston-area for-sale development originally designed for seniors now caters to all ages. Read more
Done Deal
Betting on Dirt
After nearly two years of stagnation, multifamily REITs and private firms began to eye opportunities in the land market. Read more
Tech Specs
Multifamily IT Teams Polarized by Cloud Computing
Outsource and cloud computing models factor large into multifamily IT budget and strategy-making sessions for 2011 Read more
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Energy Star-Rated Appliances Offer Big Payback
Multifamily owners choose Energy Star appliances to reduce environmental impact. Read more
Landmarks: Nexus Housing, Fukuoka, Japan
Nexus Housing in Japan offers a new architectural typology. Read more