Archive for February 2011
Greening Your Building through Windows and Doors
New window and door technologies make it easier to control a building’s energy efficiency.
Read MoreSPECIAL REPORT: Mortgage Bankers See Turning Point in CRE
San Diego–Mortgage bankers acknowledge that the commercial real estate sector has stabilized, property valuations have recovered, and liquidity has returned to the sector, but they are also cautious about the future.
Read MoreTODAY’S DEALS: Continental Real Estate Companies Brokers $15M Apartment Sale
Continental Real Estate Companies has completed a $15 million apartment sale in Florida; Hendricks & Partners brokers the sale of Palms Patio Apartments in San Diego; and Venture West Funding has arranged $10.2 million in loans with CapitalSource.
Read MoreKudos from Multifamily Organizations for Administration’s Green Building Initiative
Washington, D.C.–The Obama administration’s Better Buildings Initiative is being welcomed by two multifamily industry organizations as well as the U.S. Green Building Council.
Read MoreBlu Realty Launches Full-Service Brokerage Company
New York–Blu Realty Group, a New York City-based full-service real estate firm, has launched.
Read More‘The Accidental Economist’ with Jack Kern: The Tunnel at the End of the Light?
Inflation might increase at a rapid trajectory, sinking much of what was gained in the past six months.
Read MoreVideo Interview with Mark Humphreys at NMHC La Quinta
Mark Humphreys, AIA, CEO of Humphreys & Partners Architects, shares insights about the positive mood at the NMHC conference, the availability of construction financing and how to design multifamily product for the savvy echo-boomer demographic.
Read MoreUSD’s Coyote Village Becomes South Dakota’s First LEED Gold Residence Hall
Vermillion, S.D.–Coyote Village, a 550-bed student housing building at the University of South Dakota, has become the first residence hall in the state to earn LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Read MoreYonkers IDA Green-Lights Incentives for Modern Affordable Housing
Yonkers, NY–The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency has finalized a set of economic development incentives that will facilitate the construction of a seven-story, 77-unit affordable-housing apartment building in the city.
Read MoreTODAY’S DEALS: JV Development Group Breaks Ground on Dallas Mixed-Use Project
A JV has started contruction on a new mixed-use development in Dallas; NAI brokers the aquisition of 119-unit property to be converted to affordable housing for seniors; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a $27.5 million mortgage for a 444-unit apartment complex in Virginia.
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