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A San Antonio real estate investor could face jail time for what federal prosecutors say was a $69.5M Ponzi scheme. Devin Ward Elder, who at one point owned a combined 2,500 apartment units, flex industrial buildings and thousands of acres in Texas, has pleaded guilty to one federal count of wire fraud for bilking more than 300 investors. Federal prosecutors accused Elder and his investment firm, DJE Texas Management Group, of funneling investor dollars from newer investments to make interest payments on other investments. Elder, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, could face up to 20 years in prison, according to a press... Read more
Top dog-friendly apartments nationwide understand they’re competing with single-family homes, not just other apartments, and communities that embrace pets see stronger...
There’s a particular kind of apartment marketing content flooding the internet right now. You’ve seen it. The descriptions that could be copy-pasted between...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Multifamily fraud investigations at Fannie Mae dropped to 12 in 2025, down from 193 in 2024. The agency confirmed 87 fraud cases in 2024 but saw none in a...
The calculation of net operating income (NOI) involves subtracting all operating expenses from total revenue, excluding debt service and income taxes. Cap Rate is then...
There’s little sign yet that rent concessions are on their way out. Instead, January data showed they have reached their highest monthly level since mid-2014 – more than a decade ago. “Concession levels have trended upward over the past three years and now sit at their deepest discount rate since the post–Great Financial Crisis period (2010),” according to RealPage Market Analytics’ report for January. Countrywide, the number of stabilized apartments offering rent concessions rose one point to 16.6% from December 2025 to January 2026. The average January discount of 10.7% remained unchanged in the period but increased 0.4% from its October level. Class... Read more
By James Malki with Malki Construction Shared structural elements are critical components of multifamily apartment buildings. While individual units are leased to...
People use AI to write work emails and to search for Valentine’s Day gift ideas, so it’s natural to wonder whether it can file your taxes, too. Just imagine...
There is a potential new headache for property managers now as an Amazon delivery drone crashed into an apartment building in the Dallas suburb of Richardson. An Amazon...
Realtor.com’s January Rental Report makes clear that the balance of power in the U.S. rental market has shifted decisively toward tenants. According to the...
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