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    Freddie Mac names new head of multifamily

    After serving as senior vice president for single-family portfolio management, Kevin Palmer takes the helm of the agency’s apartment group.

    By • May 9, 2022
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    Fleeing 'superstar' cities, tech workers are moving to mid-size and smaller markets, causing housing, traffic concerns

    After many Americans relocated to work remotely during the pandemic, smaller cities are now grappling with rising housing prices, traffic and homelessness.

    By Karen Kroll • May 5, 2022
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    How companies are filling the maintenance void

    In a tight labor market, it’s very difficult to find people to fix and update apartments. Here’s how managers are recruiting and keeping those workers.

    By • April 25, 2022
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    ZRS heading west into Arizona

    The Top 50 manager wants to reduce staffing but needs to keep an on-site presence.

    By • April 20, 2022
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    Alfred boosts property management platform with more hires

    The proptech firm adds vice presidents of multifamily operations and product as it looks to expand.

    By • April 8, 2022
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    New Bell Partners CEO looks to make a contrarian play in cities

    As Lili Dunn moves into the top spot, she's focused on employee satisfaction and interest rates, among other issues.

    By • April 7, 2022
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    NewQuest launches multifamily development division

    Industry veteran John Leonard will assemble and lead the new development team for the Houston-based company.

    By • April 6, 2022
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    Country's second-largest owner sees record growth

    Although apartment deals are "never smooth," Morgan Properties continues to improve the process of adding new assets to its portfolio, according to vice president Samantha McQuown.

    By • April 5, 2022
  • TruAmerica Multifamily's Ridgemont at Stringers Ridge, a 226-unit multifamily community in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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    TruAmerica names new CFO

    Industry veteran Tim Siegman leaves JRK to join the growing Los Angeles-based owner.

    By • April 1, 2022
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    Thought Leaders: Execs talk successes, challenges

    This month, Multifamily Dive readers heard what's on the mind of executives from Bell Partners, ZRS, TruAmerica and more.

    By • Updated April 27, 2022
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    Is the on-site leasing agent becoming extinct?

    Worker shortages and tech-savvy renters have combined to accelerate the trend of fewer staff members at apartment complexes.

    By • March 28, 2022
  • RKW Residential's Beverley Apartments in Charlotte.
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    Transaction volume creates uncertainty for property operators

    RKW's Marcie Williams talks about competition among third-party managers to generate new business and keep employees in hot markets.

    By • March 24, 2022
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    Pegasus Residential pilots 4-day workweeks and manager-free properties

    The Georgia-based apartment manager is also closing some of its locations on the weekends and centralizing its management and maintenance services.

    By • March 22, 2022
  • JVM Realty's Ceylon Apartments in Clayton, Missouri.
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    JVM targets growth, hires new COO to help ramp up acquisitions

    The Chicago-area owner eyes reaching 15,000 units over the next five years.

    By • March 21, 2022
  • An interior at Kaplan Residential's Wayford at Concord
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    NIMBYs fight less dense rental communities, developer says

    Neighborhood opposition to townhome projects has forced Kaplan Residential to be agile.

    By • March 21, 2022
  • Alliance Residential's Broadstone Nations in Nashville.
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    How the nation's No. 2 apartment developer deals with supply chain, municipality backups

    Alliance Residential standardized purchasing to save money and get products on time.

    By • March 9, 2022
  • Apartment buildings in Los Angeles's La Brea neighborhood.
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    California-based tenant union ends 5-month rent strike

    Tenants unions have built traction nationwide, with hundreds of new organizations forming during the pandemic.  

    By • Updated March 10, 2022
  • Mill Creek Residential's Modera Biscayne Bay in Miami.
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    MacDonald to replace Brindell as Mill Creek's chairman

    Charlie Brindell will retire more than a decade after spinning Mill Creek out of Trammell Crow.

    By • March 7, 2022
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    What contractors need to know for the year ahead

    While market observers still see plenty of challenges on the horizon, they are optimistic about the new year, this roundup of Construction Dive stories shows.

    Jan. 27, 2022
  • Camden Buckhead in Atlanta
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    Camden's Laurie Baker on her career trajectory and the 'courage to be imperfect'

    Baker, recently appointed as COO, brings over two decades of experience to one of the country's largest apartment developers.

    By • Jan. 19, 2022
  • Embrey Mill, an age-qualified, 264 garden-style unit project in Stafford, Virginia, from Drees Homes.
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    Homebuilder combats critical supply chain shortages

    Drees Homes has found creative workarounds for delayed materials, like assisting homeowners with buying their own appliances and working closely with trades teams.  

    By • Nov. 10, 2021