Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Strategic Properties Group and ALTA Developers Team on Condo in Miami’s Brickell Financial District
A joint venture between South Florida-based Strategic Properties Group and ALTA Developers is developing Le Parc at Brickell, a 12-story boutique-style luxury condominium in Miami.
IREM and CCIM Honor Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) as ‘Legislator of the Year’
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) and the CCIM Institute have jointly honored U.S. Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) with their 2014 “Legislator of the Year” award.
Economy Watch: Fed Doesn’t Want to Raise Rates
According to the minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting the committee said (in central-bank language) that 6.5 percent U.S. unemployment was no magic number.
Guest Blog: The Significance of Environmental Sustainability
By Elam Hall, Crescent Communities Sustainability is a popular catchphrase. But what does it really mean? At Crescent Communities, sustainability drives everything we do. We define “sustainability” as a focus on the environment, community, health, happiness and economic viability. Every time we begin a project, we look for ways to preserve or maintain land spaces and natural resources, including maximizing trees saved. Ultimately, all of our properties have sustainable features. One such example is Crescent Alexander Village, a new, 320-unit multifamily community in our hometown of Charlotte, N.C., that is both NGBS Green Registered and on track for designation as…
Condo Prices Balloon in Seattle, LA, SF
Condominium prices increased in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and especially downtown Seattle in March 2014 over the previous year, according to Condominium Pricing Indexes released recently by The Mark Co. for each market.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Good Month for Hiring
March was a fairly good month for hiring.
Bonjour Capital’s 333 Greene in Brooklyn Launches Leasing
Leasing begins this month for 333 Greene Ave., a new 12-story, 56-unit rental property on the Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant border in Brooklyn.
Economy Watch: IMF Says Global Recession Risk Small
The International Monetary Fund said that the risk of another global recession isn’t as high now as it has been in recent years, attributing the declining risk to stronger-than-expected recoveries in the developed world, such as the United States, Germany and the U.K.
LCOR to Begin Leasing New Apartments at North Bethesda Center
LCOR will start leasing at the 341-unit Aurora, its apartment development in North Bethesda, Md., in June.
Carter Hires Jerome Hagley as Executive Vice President
Carter, a real estate investment, development and advisory firm, announced the addition of Jerome Hagley as executive vice president at the company.