Low-income, student housing, and military holdings are helping some companies make their mark on this year’s owners list. More
The largest companies are at the top, and growing, for a reason: In the dog-eat-dog third-party management space, bigger is often better. More
While these neighborly REITs began life with similar footprints and trajectories, they took very different paths in the years ahead. And today, one owns the other, combining to form the industry’s second-largest REIT, eclipsed only by Equity Residential. More
A dinner with investors in November may have nudged BRE Properties to join forces with Essex Property Trust. More
Five of the multifamily industry's top CEOs weighed in on the fate of the government-sponsored enterprises during the CEO Power Panel at this year's Multifamily Executive Conference. More
Is now the time to sell? Three of the industry's top CEOs—Tom Bozzuto, Tom Toomey and Eric Bolton—explain if they plan to be net buyers or sellers in 2014. More
After acquiring about 60 percent of the Lehman Brothers’ Archstone portfolio, Equity Residential is estimated to have about $36.2 billion in assets, according to a list compiled by Green Street Advisors. More
Last fall, two REITs, not known for being apartment builders, announced construction deals in Tennessee. Analysts expect more such deals in the future. REITs can provide a much-needed equity injection for a struggling developer, but it can also pay off huge dividends for the REITs, who are seeing strong competition for Class A assets. More
Earlier this year, it was companies like Chicago-based Equity Residential, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Essex Properties Trust, and Alexandria, Va.-based AvalonBay Communities that were announcing the larger transactions. Though their smaller REIT brethren were active making some deals, it seems that recently, transactions by the little guys have picked up. More
After a significant drop-off in renovation production, most operators see future growth. More
