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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Economy Watch: World’s Middle Class to Expand Mightily by 2030
The middle class in the developing world will indeed be developing quite rapidly in the next two decades, according to the United Nation’s Human Development Report 2013.
Citi Provides $250M Financing for New York Affordable Housing
The Community Preservation Corp. has secured $250 million in financing from Citi for the construction, rehab and preservation of affordable housing in New York (state and city).
Monadnock Breaks Ground on Largest Affordable Community in Long Island City Development
The largest affordable housing community to be developed in New York City in more than 30 years has broken ground at Hunter’s Point South in Long Island City.
DAMAC Properties and Paramount Unveil $1B Luxury Hospitality Project in Dubai
Paramount Hotel & Resorts, the official licensee of legendary movie production studio Paramount Pictures, has partnered with real estate giant DAMAC Properties to develop a $1 billion four-tower mega project in the heart of downtown Dubai.
Lowe Enterprises Investors Names New SVP
Andrew I. Sands has joined Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI) as senior vice president to lead the firm’s growing multifamily investment activities.
Oak Grove Capital Welcomes Ryan Cahalan, Expands Chicago Office
Oak Grove Capital, a national provider of real estate financial services, announced that Ryan Cahalan has joined the St. Paul-based mortgage lender as a vice president.
Affordable Housing Under Way in Fort Lauderdale
Carlisle Development Group and the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale have broken ground on Northwest Gardens, Phases II and IV.
$750 Million Mixed-Use Project in Vancouver Will be Waste-Heat Powered Via Innovative System
Canadian-based telecommunications company Telus recently announced FortisBC would operate a regulated utility within the $750 million, 1-million-square-foot Telus Garden mixed-use development in downtown Vacouver.
Sports-Oriented Mixed-Use Development in Berlin Promises to Reshape Urban Communities with Clear Focus and Theme
Developer Moritz Gruppe has come up with a new vision for a large sports-themed mixed-use project.