Month: April 2020

Hamilton Zanze Acquires 170-Unit Steelyard & IceHouse Apartment Community in St. Louis’ Trendy Soulard Neighborhood

ST LOUIS, MO – San Francisco-based real estate investment firm Hamilton Zanze (HZ) has acquired the 170-unit Steelyard & IceHouse Apartments (Steelyard) in St. Louis, MO. The deal closed April 10th. The purchase marks the firm’s fifth acquisition of the year, second property in St. Louis, and first self-sponsored Delaware Statutory Trust (DST). Steelyard is…
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Domestic Violence Is Increasing During Self Quarantine. Here’s How to Help

It’s hard being in close quarters with people. This is especially the case now, during the COVID-19 shelter in place. In addition to people being on top of each other in their homes, everyone’s nerves are shot. We don’t know how long we’ll be in quarantine. A lot of people have been laid off. It’s…
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March 2020 Existing Home Sales

Housing market activity this March fell 8.5% from February 2020. However, March’s sales of existing homes rose modestly at 0.8 % from March 2019.

Senior Living Communities Continue to Serve and Engage Residents Despite Challenges COVID-19 Virus Presents

CHICAGO, IL – The senior living industry including independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care communities, is serving an important role as the country battles the COVID-19 virus. It is estimated that nearly two million seniors across the country call their senior living communities home. Every day, staff members are preparing food, cleaning…
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STEER CLEAR OF THESE 13 RESIDENT SCAMS

1.    Inability to Pay Their Rent While most renters are not out to scam you, there are some who will move in with no intention of paying rent. They are counting on the fact that you will not double check, and their goal is to live rent free as long as possible with no eviction.…
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Rastegar to Build North America’s Tallest Living Wall Within Its Landmark 270-Unit Residential Condominium Tower in Dallas

AUSTIN, TX – Rastegar Property Company announced plans to develop the tallest living wall in North America within its landmark 26-story, 270 residential condominium tower development located at 1899 McKinney in Dallas. The unique feature of this building is improving local air quality by breathing cleaner air into Dallas with over 40,000 plants estimated to…
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March 2020 Foot Traffic Report

Homebuyer traffic plummeted in March 2020 in the midst of a full-blown coronavirus pandemic that was declared a national emergency and result in stay-at-home orders in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. In conjunction with the “Quarantine Effect,” mortgage rates hit a record low while unemployment claims hit a record high and…
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Strategic Properties of North America and Integrated Capital Management Announce Acquisition of Cityfront Place in Chicago

NEW YORK, NY – Strategic Properties of North America (SPNA), a Chicago-based real estate investment firm, and Integrated Capital Management (ICM), a capital management firm in Los Angeles, announced the acquisition of Cityfront Place, a 39-story residential tower in downtown Chicago s coveted Streeterville submarket. Ideally located on the waterfront at 400 North McClurg Court,…
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Tracking Jobless Claims by State: Week Ending April 11

Tracking Jobless Claims by State: Week Ending April 11 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment last week (ending April 11), a decrease of 1,370,000 from the previous week’s revised level. By:  Nadia Evangelou

A DIGITAL MARKETING RESOURCES CHECKLIST

You may feel like it’s time to throw out your 2020 marketing plan now that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit. However, this is the time to really lean into the digital strategies in your plan and seek out new tools to maximize your digital marketing. These steps will help you survive the COVID-19 pandemic.    When…
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