Known for beautiful beaches that attract visitors the world over, Florida’s Tampa Bay...
The city of our nation's birth continues to be relevant to apartment developers and...
Detroit has known some hard times of late, but with the resurgence of the automotive...
Long known as the energy capital of the world, resource-rich Houston is fast developing...
The biggest takeaway we can offer up after listening at the Apartment Finance Today "Meet The Money" Conference about the tentative and...
Lennar Homes, a single-family, top five–ranked home builder and real estate investor, has begun to bring its recently crafted multifamily...
The panelists at yesterday’s NMHC Apartment Strategies/Finance Conference overwhelmingly remained steadfast in their belief in that the...
It shouldn’t really be a surprise given that apartment sales have accelerated over the past year, but commercial and multifamily...
Potential lenders are still not sufficiently convinced that energy-saving retrofits will result in meaningful savings for multifamily...
Filmmaker George Lucas has pulled the plug on building a new film studio and floated another option for the Northern California site – affordable housing.
Many municipalities smile upon mixed-income developments, and more developers are finding opportunities in tax-credit deals by partnering with nonprofits.
Many market-rate developers, frustrated by the conventional construction-debt market, are turning to tax-exempt bonds to jump-start long-delayed developments.
Although typical Gen-Y renters these days are sticking to strictly city living, Nathan Sciarra, project manager at KTGY, thinks Broomfield is the perfect location for those looking for a lifestyle he describes as both urban and suburban, community oriented and pedestrian friendly-all at the same...
Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Miami have been lumped together as the poster children for distress, but each metro is climbing back up in its own way.
Last week’s announcement by Chicago-based Equity Residential (EQR) that it entered into an agreement to spend $1.325 billion in cash for a 26.5 percent ownership interest in Denver-based Archstone, which owns 48,922 units and has 1,332 units under construction, took some people by surprise.
Trulia's index shows buying an attached home is a better deal than renting in most U.S. cities.
These markets are likely to see the biggest increases in multifamily construction in 2011, based on 2010 permit data.
The Builder Market Health Index points to much better prospects for 2011.
The HOPE VI program's focus on mixing incomes and reducing density resulted in the loss of more than 100,000 units of affordable housing, a lesson HUD has taken to heart.
The Chicago Housing Authority's ambitous Plan for Transformation is now in its 13th year, and the agency hopes to correct some mistakes in the second coming of the Plan.
Lennar Homes, a single-family, top five–ranked home builder and real estate investor, has begun to bring its recently crafted multifamily play from blueprint to reality. Lennar plans to unwind its single-family, for-sale operations in the beleaguered Chicago market, and, at the same time, it's...
Meet five multifamily firms that know how to make the most of their very specific markets.
Though having served as president of The Michaels Organization's student housing division since February 2011, Joseph Coyle already has heady development plans for the sector.
Community spirit is helping Music City build and grow.
Thou Shalt Not Be Greedy
Four unconventional homes offer elements of the unexpected.
An article today from the Wall Street Journal poses an interesting scenario that could have huge implications for Manhattan’s red-hot apartment market. Rental rates still continue to climb to pre-recession levels and beyond, according to April figures. But there could be a market killer looming on...
David Ravin, the onetime head of Crosland's multifamily division, has started a new firm and is taking some former Crosland developments, employees, and property management assignments with him—not to mention a few lessons learned.
Commercial Loan and Mortgage CalculatorsSource: CommercialBanc.com
Multifamily Mortgage CalculatorSource: Unique Capital
Multifamily Quick Loan SizerSource: Avant Capital Partners
Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM) Calculator / Cap Rate CalculatorScource: King Realty
How to Determine the Cap Rate of a Multifamily PropertyScource: eHow.com
Senior editor Les Shaver has his thumb on the pulse of all things business-related. Have an interesting lead or angle for him? Send it to lshaver@hanleywood.com.
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