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Related Companies Names John R.S. Jacobsson Executive Vice President
Related Companies today announced that John R. S. Jacobsson has been named executive vice president.
Progressive Student Housing Planned for Tallahassee
Plans have been announced by Parkland Development Corporation to build a 782-bed student apartment community in Tallahassee called The Forum at Tallahassee.
Economy Watch: Home Prices Balloon in January
The parade of residential real estate revival numbers continues: CoreLogic reported on Tuesday that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year-over-year by 9.7 percent in January 2013.
Award-Winning N.J. Community 90 Percent Occupied
140 Mayhill, a 158-unit luxury multifamily property in Saddle Brook, N.J., which opened in 2009, is currently more than 90 percent occupied, according to developer and owner Value Companies Inc.
California REIT Buys Kansas City Apartments
Steadfast Income REIT Inc. has acquired Library Lofts East in Kansas City, Mo., for $12.75 million. The property is a 118-unit historic loft conversion in downtown, an area that has been renovated extensively in the past decade.
Bascom Arizona Ventures Acquires $36.7M Community
Bascom Arizona Ventures has closed the acquisition of the Highlands Apartments, a 272-unit property in Scottsdale, for $36.7 million. It’s the eighth apartment property that the company has bought in Arizona.
Solhem Companies and TE Miller Developing 213-unit Community in Seven Corners
Twin Cities-based Solhem Companies and TE Miller Development have teamed to develop 7west, a 213-unit apartment complex situated in Minneapolis’ vibrant neighborhood of Seven Corners, near the University of Minnesota.
Circumspex Signs On Again as an IREM® Industry Partner
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) announced that Circumspex LLC has become a 2013 IREM® “Industry Partner,” continuing the mutually rewarding relationship between the two organizations that was formalized in 2011.
Commercial and Multifamily Mortgages Banks’ Best Performing Loans and Leases through Credit Crunch and Recession
An analysis of data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows that commercial and multifamily mortgages fared better through the credit crunch and recession than any other major type of loan held by banks and thrifts, according to a DataNote released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
Corvias Campus Living Announces New Headquarters
Corvias Campus Living, the student housing division of Corvias Group, a privately owned, vertically integrated real estate solutions group, announced today that it has opened a new headquarters office for Corvias Campus Living, the company’s student housing division, in Cary, N.C.