Year: 2020

Brett Meringoff Joins Fairstead

Brett Meringoff, a prominent affordable and mixed-income housing developer has steppedin to help lead Fairstead’s expanding development business across the country. In his new role as senior vice president, he will be based in the firm’s Bethesda, Maryland, office. Fairstead is a fully-integrated...

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Hilltop Residential Expands into Florida and Georgia Markets

Hilltop Residential, a Houston-based multifamily real estate investment company, has brought in Craig Marbach as executive vice president. Marbach will help lead the firm as it extends its portfolio into the Southeast, specifically the Georgia and Florida markets. Craig previously served as...

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Neighbor.com Launches in Dallas

Neighbor.com has expanded into Dallas, Texas, the second-largest self-storage market in the nation. The company offers a sustainable alternative to traditional self-storage that allows local residents to rent out extra space in their homes to their neighbors. The arrangement allows homeowners to...

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Homesnap Introduces New Platform

Homesnap has introduced All-New Homesnap Pro, the next  generation of its home search platform. Homesnap,  which offers a national home search platform that provides MLS data in real time, says that the newest version provides real estate professionals with more  than 500 data...

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Apartment Market Growth in 2019

Apartment Market Growth in 2019

Apartments.com and CoStar Group looked at rental markets in the U.S. with more than 50,000 units and have compiled the hottest markets of 2019 according to number of new units, highest rent levels and rent growths, and decreases in vacancies. With 19,522 apartment units built in 2019, Dallas-Fort...

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U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 15-Year Low

U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 15-Year Low

ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End 2019 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on 493,066 U.S. properties in 2019, down 21% from 2018 and down 83% from a peak of nearly 2.9 million in 2010 to the lowest level...

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Average U.S. Home Seller Profits Hit New High

Average U.S. Home Seller Profits Hit New High

ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End 2019 U.S. Home Sales Report shows that home sellers nationwide in 2019 realized a home price gain of $65,500 on the typical sale, up from $58,100 last year and up from $50,027 two years ago. The latest profit figure, based on median purchase and resale prices, marked...

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Raising Receivables Recovery

Raising Receivables Recovery

FCO’s 10 debt collection best practices for rental property managers Even in today’s healthy economy, the residential rent receivables that are written off as uncollectible remain at high levels. According to the National Apartment Association’s 2019 Income and Expense Survey, rents and damages...

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Regional Spotlight: Baltimore, Maryland

Regional Spotlight: Baltimore, Maryland

A Closer Look at the Charm City’s Persistently Resurgent Real Estate Market Baltimore, Maryland, has long been a city of contradictions. Simultaneously holding positions on national “top 10” lists for “new tech hot spots” (Forbes), “top 10 U.S. foodie cities” (Yelp), “best places to live”...

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