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• AvalonBay Should See Low but Steady Growth From Both Same-Store Portfolio and Development Pipeline

  By Kevin Brown| Morningstar@ AvalonBay Communities owns and operates high-quality multifamily buildings in urban and suburban coastal markets with demographics that allow the company to maintain high occupancies and drive strong rent growth, specifically, New England, New York/New Jersey, the mid-Atlantic, Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.

  By Kevin Brown · Morningstar

  Mar. 18, 2025

• Sun Communities Selling Marina Business to Focus on Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles

  By Kevin Brown| Morningstar@ Sun Communities is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas, though the company recently announced the sale of the marina segment for $5.65 billion that is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025. The company has grown significantly over the past decade after spending $11.8 billion since 2010 to build a portfolio of 645 properties from just 136 at the end of 2010.

  By Kevin Brown · Morningstar

  Mar. 12, 2025

• AvalonBay Should See Low but Steady Growth From Both Same-Store Portfolio and Development Pipeline

  By Kevin Brown| Morningstar@ AvalonBay Communities owns and operates high-quality multifamily buildings in urban and suburban coastal markets with demographics that allow the company to maintain high occupancies and drive strong rent growth, specifically, New England, New York/New Jersey, the mid-Atlantic, Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.

  By Kevin Brown · Morningstar

  Mar. 18, 2025

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