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Guest Blog: Strategic Buying in Today’s Market
By Matthew Heslin, Principal & CEO, Oak Coast Properties The apartment sector continues to perform. Despite high levels of activity and increased competition for acquisitions, opportunities still exist for savvy investors with appetite, insight and sound strategy. For players looking at both short- and long-term hold strategies, quality acquisitions may still be found in both suburban and urban markets across the country. Apartment buyers of existing product should focus on key variables when evaluating potential acquisitions, and these will apply across opportunities in both metropolitan and suburban locales. Properties located in sustainable growth-oriented markets will always offer investment benefits. A…
Mitchell Properties and The Community Builders Finish Boston Mixed-Income Multifamily Project
A joint venture between Mitchell Properties and The Community Builders has opened 225 Centre, the first phase of a 14-building, transit-oriented $250 million redevelopment of Jackson Square, which is designed to be a link between Boston’s Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods.
Economy Watch: Federal Deficit Shrinks in Fiscal ’13
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said that the federal government ran a $75 billion surplus during September, which was the last month of fiscal 2013.
Elad Group Launches Sales at Landmarked 22 Central Park South
The newest New York condominium project from developer Elad Group, 22 Central Park South, has commenced sales.
Growing Cities Ask For Larger Residential Projects in China as Xinyuan Announces Fifth Project in Five Months
As China’s cities continue to develop at an incredible pace, so does the amount of residential developments in the country, leading to a large number of new projects.
Dominium Starts Work on Minneapolis Adaptive Reuse
Work has started on A-Mill Artist Lofts, an adaptive reuse of a vacant Pillsbury flourmill on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Brookfield Office Properties Celebrates Groundbreaking of Western Canada’s Tallest Building
Brookfield Office Properties Inc. has begun construction on the first phase of the $1.3 billion Brookfield Place Calgary office complex in the city’s downtown core.
The Crown Estate’s $1.6 Billion Regeneration of Regent Street in London Reaches New Milestone
The Crown Estate’s £1 billion ($1.6 billion) regeneration of Regent Street has reached a new milestone as on-site work starts at Quadrant 2 South.
Lawrence Group Designing Two Reuse Projects in Richmond, Va.
Lawrence Group Architects is currently working with Sterling Bilder on two multifamily adaptive reuse projects with 39 apartments and 8,000 square feet of commercial and community spaces on Church Hill in Richmond, Va.
Economy Watch: Fed Says No Taper for Its Stimulus
The Federal Open Market Committee said that it plans to continue to stimulate the United States via its continuous (monthly) bond-buying program—at $85 billion a month—and isn’t going to taper that figure just yet.