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Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012 Goes to Canada’s Absolute World Condominium Complex
The Absolute World residential towers in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga have garnered the prestigious Emporis Skyscraper Award, one of the most highly regarded prizes for high-rise architecture.
Korea Land & Housing Corp. to Develop South Korean Skyscraper
Infinity Tower, a new skyscraper in Seoul, South Korea, will be developed with the backing of state-owned developer, Korea Land & Housing Corporation, according to World Property Channel.
Greystar to Acquire Portfolio of Student Housing Assets in the United Kingdom
Greystar Real Estate Partners announced that the company, in partnership with Goldman Sachs, has entered into an agreement to purchase a portfolio of UK student housing assets out of the bankruptcy administration proceedings for the Opal Property Group.
Bascom Group Acquires Northwest Las Vegas Property
The Bascom Group has acquired Broadstone Montecito, a 336-unit, Class-A, garden style community in Las Vegas.
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales Edge Down
According to the National Association of Realtors, the Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings (but not closings), dropped to 107.7 in August from a downwardly revised 109.4 in July.
Meet the 2013 MHN Tech Choice Winners
Industry users have voted these firms as those that stand out among the rest.
CAF Capital Partners Buys Suburban Fort Worth Apartments
Dallas-based CAF Capital Partners has purchased Cross Creek at Grapevine Ranch in the Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine for an undisclosed sum from Irvine, Calif.-based Granite Investment Group. The 392-unit property is 95 percent leased.
Multifamily Living, Multiple Choices
To get a sense of how residents in the Northwest use energy in their multifamily homes and how units are constructed across the region, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) recently studied residents’ habits based on a random and representative sample of 230 buildings and 552 units in the Northwest.
NWP Introduces New Resident Web Services Portal
NWP Services Corporation (NWP), a provider of utility cost recovery and energy management solutions for the multifamily industry, has released a new portal experience for residents designed for ease of use and convenience when viewing bill information and remitting payments on www.nwpresident.com.
Centerline Facilitates a $44M, Nine-Property Multifamily Portfolio Sale in Houston & Dallas
Centerline Capital Group has provided nine conventional Freddie Mac loans, totaling approximately $44 million, to enable the acquisition of nine multifamily properties, totaling 2,150 units, located in Houston and Dallas.