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Economy Watch: Case-Shiller Indices Still Going Up
S&P Dow Jones Indices reported that the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices continued to increase as of June.
Chagit Sofiev-Leviev Appointed As CEO For Real Estate Development Firm Africa Israel USA
Real estate development company Africa Israel USA (AFI USA), recently named Chagit Sofiev-Leviev as chief executive officer (CEO) for the firm.
Carroll Organization Buys Interest in Savannah Apartment Community
The Carroll Organization has acquired a stake in the Trellis, a 264-unit apartment property in Savannah, Ga., for an unspecified sum. The Trellis was completed in 2010, and is in the southwest of the city’s historic downtown.
Case-Shiller Shows Strong Metros Except in D.C.
Peter Muoio, senior principal and economist with Auction.com Research, says Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for June may be strong but the headline downplays drastic regional differences.
Trammell Crow Company Breaks Ground on Mixed-Use Development in Chicago North Shore Submarket
Trammell Crow Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary High Street ResidentialSM, has begun construction on Midtown Square, a four-story, mixed-use development in Glenview, Ill.
Greystone Continues West Coast Expansion with Opening of Newport Beach Office
Greystone, a national provider of multifamily and healthcare mortgage loans, opened the firm’s new West Coast Headquarters in Newport Beach, California.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies Drop in July
Lender Processing Services, in its First Look report for July, said that the percentage of delinquent U.S mortgage loans decreased from 6.68 percent in June to 6.41 percent in July, and from 7.03 percent in July 2012.
CBRE Sells Cincinnati Apartment Community for $2.6M
Four Towers at Ferguson Apartments has changed hands for about $2.65 million. The 156-unit Cincinnati property was acquired by an unspecified but locally based property owner; the seller, the heirs of the original developer, were represented in the deal by the CBRE Cincinnati-Indianapolis Multi-Housing Group.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mixed News for the Economy
Mixed news for the economy, and no news on QE3 from the Fed.
NWP Services Corporation Wins Three Technology Choice Awards
NWP Services Corporation (NWP), a provider of utility cost recovery solutions, today announced that it is the recipient of three 2013 Technology Choice Awards from Multi-Housing News’ (MHN) readers.