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Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that saw the cost of housing skyrocket in the Biggest Little City." title="In this March 24, 2017 photo shows a new apartment complex in the Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that saw the cost of housing skyrocket in the Biggest Little City." src="src" /> In this March 24, 2017 photo shows a new apartment complex in the Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-a...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — It's a journey that most people eventually take. Fifteen years ago , Anne Carte decided to leave the familiar comforts of home and family to move out on her own. For Carte, who was 20 years old at the time, moving to the Biggest Little City from San Jose, California, represented an exciting and crucial juncture in her life. "I moved to Reno to grow up and be an adult," Carte said. The year 2002 had its fair share of memorable moments. That same year, "Star Wars: Episode II" debuted in theaters, Tiger Woods won the 66th Masters Tournament and "American Idol" premiered on television. One thing Carte specifically remembers was the cost of rent. Back then, the monthly rate for Carte's first studio in Sparks was only $495. For a young person who just moved out of home and landed an entry-level job at Target, an affordable place to stay was not a luxury. It was a b...

CLOSE Lisa Conley gives the scoop on what we are working on today. Aventine at Naples (Photo: All Commercial Photography ) The sale of Aventine at Naples points to the strength of the East Naples market — and the growing demand for apartments.  The 350- unit apartment community off Collier Boulevard, between Davis Boulevard and Rattlesnake Hammock Road , recently sold for $67 million.  The sellers, Continental Realty Corp ., based in Baltimore, purchased the complex for $44.25 million in 2013, when both employment and multifamily rental rates were on the rise in the Naples area. More: Downtown Naples office tower sells for $16 million More: Newly built Port Royal home fetched record price this year, eclipsing last year's most expensive sale More: Local investors purchase a second building on Fifth Avenue South More: Two commercial buildings sold for $7.2 million on Fifth Avenue in Naples Continental made various upgrades to the complex, which included installing an outdoor k...

Providence Place Apartments rendering by SGN+A. HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Developers are breaking ground or already at work on several major apartment projects this year across the Huntsville area. The construction activity isn 't surprising to David Wilson, who tracks dozens of apartment complexes with 60 or more units in the local market. "We've had few new construction starts the last few years," he said. "Things are ramping up after a lull." It helps that the Huntsville area has one of the healthier economies in the state and region, Wilson said. Only 86 apartments were added to the local market in 2011, according to Wilson, a sales agent with Birmingham- based Rock Apartment Advisors and president of The David Wilson Co. in Huntsville. In 2010, 644 apartment units were delivered. Site preparation work started earlier this year at the site of Providence Place Apartments at the northeast corner of Providence Main Street and Biltmore Drive in west Hunts...

Lake Village Apartments is one of two Ann Arbor complexes bought this month in a record- setting deal involving The Habitat Co. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com Two of Ann Arbor ’s largest commercial properties were bought for a combined $85.7 million this month by an entity of the Chicago-based company that had been managing them. The Habitat Co. LLC acquired Windemere Apartments and Lake Village of Ann Arbor from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company . The deals set records in the Ann Arbor market for the price paid per unit, signaling local impact of the national multifamily market experiencing a rebound. Sources said the Windemere deal is a record $92,083 for the 1980s-era property on the city’s north side near Nixon Road. And the Lake Village deal , at $115,277 per unit in the complex on South Main Street , is the highest in the market, based on information available to Habitat, said Matt Fiascone , senior vice president of finance and investment. “We think it’s the high...