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An Inside Look at Fannie Mae’s New Plan to Reward Green Communities

Fannie Mae intends to reward multifamily properties with green building certifications, such as LEED, with lower interest rates.

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Slide in the Short Term, But Always Grow Otherwise

Retail and food services sales nationwide took another dip in February, against expectations.

A Solution to One of the Apartment Industry’s Biggest Struggles: Q&A with Package Concierge’s Founder and CEO Georgianna Oliver

Internet retail sales in the United States are through the roof as online shoppers are projected to spend $279 billion this year, almost 20 percent increase since 2010. While the convenience of online shopping is a great benefit, package volume is taking a toll on the property management business as staff is tasked with handling, individually logging, sorting, storing and distributing packages every single day.

NYC Residential Tower Wins MIPIM Award

East 37th Street Residential Tower in Manhattan has won the Tall Buildings category in the Architectural Review MIPIM Future Project Awards 2015.

TODAY’S DEALS: Millennium Tower Boston Completes $650M in Sales in Four Months

Millennium Partners demonstrates an appetite for the ultra-luxury condos in Boston; Bluerock Residential Growth REIT is attracted to Austin; and Hunt Mortgage provides a Fannie Mae loan facility to a property located in Rochester, N.Y.

Pets and Packages

Baby Boomers and Millennials share similar priorities.

 A Safe Haven

El Monte Veterans Village is an oasis for homeless vets.

Latest Residential Development at One Sydney Harbour to Be Designed by Renzo Piano

The upcoming residential towers at Barangaroo South, One Sydney Harbour are set to be designed by world famous architect, Renzo Piano.

IMMOFINANZ Group Starts Work on Renzo Piano-Designed FLOAT Project in Düsseldorf

Vienna-based IMMOFINANZ Group has begun work on FLOAT, a six-building office complex in Düsseldorf, Germany. The approximately $165 million project is designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and managed by WITTE Project Management.

MIPIM Special Report: The Clash of the Disruptors

Who will disrupt the future of real estate?