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June 2020 Existing-Home Sales

Housing market activity this June jumped 20.7% from May 2020, and June’s sales of existing homes dropped 11.3 % from June 2019.

Existing-Home Sales Climb Record 20.7% in June

Each of the four major regions achieved month-over-month growth, with the West experiencing the greatest sales recovery.

Griffin Capital Closes Fourth of Nine Land Acquisitions in Qualified Opportunity Zones for Multifamily Development Projects

EL SEGUNDO, CA – Griffin Capital Company, a leading private alternative asset manager, announced the closing of its fourth land acquisition in a qualified opportunity zone. Legacy at Encore is the second joint venture multifamily community Griffin Capital is developing in partnership with Legacy Partners. Griffin Capital has identified nine multifamily properties partnering with five…
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CRM 101: 5 Value-based Questions to Optimize Leasing Outcomes

As an industry, multifamily runs one of the biggest sales teams in the country. This means that we must regularly evaluate our marketing and operations strategies to ensure that we’re investing in our leasing teams’ success in meaningful, technology- and data-driven ways.  The key to building a strong sales team in any industry will often…
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Multifamily Housing Construction Starts Drop Four-Percent in June According to Latest Report From Dodge Data & Analytics

HAMILTON, NJ – Total construction starts increased 6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $641.4 billion. This marks the second consecutive monthly gain in construction starts following the COVID-19 induced declines in March and April. In June nonresidential building starts gained 6% and starts in the nonbuilding sector moved 27% higher. Residential…
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Apartment Market Recovery Hits a Bump in the Road

Recently, we’ve seen several positive signs indicating that the apartment industry had shaken off the worst impact of the pandemic and was headed in the direction of a recovery.  Unfortunately, that forward momentum wasn’t present during the seven-day period ending on July 12, according to data from Radix.  Traffic and leases were down for a…
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Housing Affordability in May 2020

Housing Affordability in May 2020 At the national level, housing affordability showed signs of improvement in May 2020 compared to a year ago but fell compared to April. By:  Michael Hyman

Wood Partners Announces Groundbreaking of 403-Unit Alta Davis Luxury Residential Community in Durham, North Carolina

DURHAM, NC – Wood Partners, a national leader in multi-family real estate development, announced the groundbreaking of its newest luxury residential community – Alta Davis – in Durham, North Carolina. Construction is now underway, and the community is scheduled to open in late 2021. Alta Davis is located minutes away from Research Triangle Park (RTP),…
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The Advantages of Digital Communication for Property Managers

Communication has gone through an evolution following the advances of technology in general. The way we’ve communicated as individuals, groups, and organizations have all been disrupted by innovation. Property managers often act as a liaison between customers, colleagues, vendors, and others, which makes optimizing communication incredibly important. Being able to send documents like letters, notices,…
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Unemployment Claims Continue to Decline While People Receiving Benefits Eased to 17 Million

In the week ending July 11, new unemployment claims decreased to 1.3 million, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level.