New CARVART Line Brings Beauty to Backrooms

A product line from architectural glass firm CARVART brings style to private backroom spaces like spas, locker/changing rooms and common restrooms.

Building the Right Team

Finding the right employees and putting them in the right positions is the hardest task that apartment management firms and their leaders undertake. It’s also the single most important thing they do, as making poor hires will dramatically impact the success of a real estate investment.

Mediterranea Introduces Contemporary Dream Series

The new Dream series from Mediterranea is a durable porcelain tile that delivers the wood look while staying true to a contemporary color palette.

$158M Luxury Condos in Brisbane Selling at Fast Pace

Newstead Towers, the 314-unit condo project set to break ground in 2014’s fourth quarter in Brisbane’s inner-city has reached the AUD 100 million (USD 93 million) sales mark within four weeks of its launch, according to appointed builder Brookfield Multiplex.

TODAY’S DEALS: Harbor Group Buys 568 Units in CBRE-brokered Sale

CBRE’s New York Institutional Group brokers a two-property Connecticut sale; Grandbridge brokers $24.5 million Miami rental apartment construction financing; and The Bascom Group closes the first acquisition under its new private capital program.

IWBI Launches Peer Review Process for the WELL Building Standard

The International Well Building Institute (IWBI) today launched a peer review process for the WELL Building Standard®.

Phifer Quick Shade Offers Protection, Privacy for Apartment Balconies

While balconies and porches can provide a great extension of indoor living spaces, they can leave little to the imagination in the way of privacy. Phifer has a nifty and easy-to-install solution with their Quick Shade Screen, which provides refuge from the sun and nosy neighbors.

Selling Condo Hotels

New SEC regulations facilitate the sale of condominium hotel units.

NWP Joins the Expanding MRI Partner Connect Network

NWP Services Corporation, a nationwide leader in resident utility billing, energy management and submetering services to the multifamily industry focusing on optimizing their clients’ utility spend, is the latest addition to the prestigious MRI Partner Connect program.

Avison Young Secures Major Investment in Germany on Behalf of Canadian Pension Funds, Inaugurates Asset-Management Mandate Outside North America

Avison Young, a Toronto-based commercial real estate services firm has recently advised two Canadian pension funds in the acquisition and financing of a mixed-use, two-building complex in Cologne, Germany.