Apartment Industry Wants Obama’s Jobs Act to Better Protect Rental Industry

Strong calls to action were made to protect rental housing as lawmakers work toward enactment of a jobs bill by the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA). The legislative language released by the Obama Administration once again includes a t
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Strong Demand, Tight Supply Strengthen Case for New Apartment Development

Investors continue to prefer U.S. apartment buildings over most commercial properties, even commercial office space, as total multifamily sales volume jumped nearly 80% in the second quarter over the same perioud last year. Although still just a fraction of its mid-2007 peak, the near
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Equity Infusion Resurrects Downtown Boston Apartment Development

Simpson Housing LLLP has secured financing for The Victor, a 286-unit project in downtown Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle neighborhood that is the first major multifamily development to break ground in the market since 2007. Ground breaking was expected this month on the 11-story project a
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