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    2025’s top multifamily conferences

    Multifamily Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry events, expos and meetings on tap for next year.

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    Sponsored by Deep Sentinel

    71% of apartment renters want better security — Is your building prepared?

    A new survey reveals that only 50% of tenants believe their apartment’s current security measures prevent crime.

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    Tracker

    Problem loans: Tracking the biggest multifamily delinquencies

    Recent distressed transactions occurred in San Francisco and Indianapolis.

    Updated Aug. 8, 2024
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    Q&A

    How tech investors can avoid getting burned by multifamily

    Entrepreneur Zain Jaffer says an intense focus on IRR above all else can lead to problems.

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    DEALS + STARTS

    Campus Apartments, Mosaic partner on $149M grad student housing

    The 741-bed development at the University of Maryland is the first part of a three-phase project funded through tax-exempt bonds.

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    Crane at St. Petersburg condo site collapses during hurricane

    The crane fell from the jobsite of 400 Central, a 46-story tower that will reportedly be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast when complete.

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    Bank forecloses on Chasen’s office conversion in Baltimore

    The developer planned to turn the historic One Calvert Plaza into 173 apartments.

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    Maryland becomes latest state to seal eviction records

    Any case that does not end in the renter’s removal must be shielded from the public — including tenant screening services — within 60 days.

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    Deep Dive

    Assistant managers move off-site amid centralization push

    Apartment operators see many advantages to moving bookkeeping and collections functions to remote locations.

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    The largest multifamily starts of August 2024

    Major projects include an affordable renovation in New York City and a racetrack redevelopment in Michigan.

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    Inside JRK’s recent buying spree

    As buyers have begun to capitulate on price and the credit markets have improved, the Los Angeles–based firm found an opening to buy class A properties.

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    DEALS + STARTS

    GPI makes acquisition in West Hollywood

    The purchase of the Lofts at NoHo Commons is only one recent move from the firm as it ramps up activity in its hometown.

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    MSCI: GSE volume declined in first half of 2024

    Investor-driven and CMBS lenders posted huge gains in the first six months of the year, as the debt market looks to be more competitive.

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    DEALS + STARTS

    Greystar joins forces with Merrimack College on 540 student housing beds

    The public-private partnership aims to expand the Massachusetts college’s ability to house students on campus.

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    Q&A

    Roundhouse bullish on continued growth after 1,500-unit expansion

    The Boise, Idaho, developer has made $300 million in acquisitions and $150 million in new groundbreakings this year.

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    Harbor Group reportedly assumes ownership of troubled 623-unit Atlanta property

    The Lofts at Twenty25 suffered from low occupancy after a massive renovation, according to Bisnow. 

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    DEALS + STARTS

    The Dermot Co. grabs unique opportunity in Florida

    The New York City-based firm recently purchased a 350-unit property in Wellington for a reported $144 million.

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    New California laws tighten renter protections

    The legislation includes new requirements for security deposit deductions and restrictions on certain fees.

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    Q&A

    Cortland’s director of investments on Declaration Partners Real Estate deal

    Jason Kern explains how his company will be able to use its existing platform to offer preferred debt in partnership with the David Rubenstein-backed investment firm.

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    WinnCompanies opens all-electric property at former Massachusetts mill

    The $39 million redevelopment is expected to use 46% less energy and emit 33% fewer greenhouse gases than a traditional structure.

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    Loan for once-iconic Detroit tower goes delinquent

    Riverfront Towers, once home to Rosa Parks and Aretha Franklin, was plagued by flooding, insurance costs and evictions.

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    EXECUTIVE MOVES

    Denholtz Properties names Katie Kurtz as new CEO

    Kurtz was previously the CFO at New York City-based Silverstein Properties.

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    Apartment tower rises in downtown Las Vegas

    T.B. Penick & Sons topped off Sin City’s first all-for-rent apartment tower this month.

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    MSCI: Multifamily prices rise for the first time since July 2022

    Sales volume dropped 9% YOY to $9.9 billion in August.

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    Deals + Starts: September 2024

    Firms including Timberlane Partners and LRE Management made news in recent months.

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    7-property portfolio heads to servicing amid insurance troubles

    Wisconsin-based Trinity Flood was the sponsor of the properties in Illinois, Georgia and Arizona.