News Updates

Which U.S. Housing Markets Are Most Vulnerable to Coronavirus Impact?

Nearly half of the 50 most vulnerable counties are in New Jersey and Florida. ATTOM Data Solutions released a special report on April 7 spotlighting U.S. housing markets at the county level to show which areas are more vulnerable to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the report,...

CBRE Group, Inc. Named Top Real Estate Brand in Lipsey Survey for 19th Consecutive Year

CBRE Group has been named the top global brand in commercial real estate by The Lipsey Company. This is the 19th year in a row CBRE has achieved this recognition. CBRE’s development services subsidiary, Trammell Crow Company, was the top-ranked development company for the third consecutive year....

Title Insurance Giant First American to Buy Docutech

First American Financial Coporation announced in mid-February that it has reached an agreement to purchase Docutech—a provider of document, eClose and fulfillment technology for the mortgage industry—for $350 million. Docutech’s management team, including President and CEO Amy Brandt, will...

Blue Ocean Acquires Waterfront Multifamily Community

Maryland-based real estate firm Blue Ocean has expanded its footprint into Howard County, Maryland, with its acquisition of The River Front Apartments in Savage, Maryland. The 144-unit, water-front and gated, residential community is located in Howard County, a few milesfrom downtown Columbia. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hamilton Zanze Acquires Two Maryland Apartment Communities

San Francisco-based real estate firm Hamilton Zanze has acquired two apartment communities in Columbia, Maryland, including the Timbers at Long Reach apartments and the Chimneys of Cradlerock. The deal closed Dec. 31, 2019, with seller Aimco. HZ now owns and operates six residential apartment...