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New LED Luminaires Dress-Up Indoor and Outdoor Spaces

The lighting of an area, whether it is a home, communal room or outdoor area, sets the mood just as it does the perceived area size.

RMA Announces Hiring of Heidi K. Turley as Chief Financial Officer

The Risk Management Association announced that Heidi K. Turley, CPA, MBA, CGMA, has joined its management team as chief financial officer.

Waterton Acquires Orlando Apartments

Waterton Associates has acquired Promenade Crossing, a 212-unit garden-style apartment community about three miles northeast of downtown Orlando.

New Partnership Investing $20M in Affordable Housing in California

The Community Development Trust, a national private real estate investment trust, has announced a partnership with TIAA-CREF, a national financial services organization, to invest in affordable housing in California.

The Appeal of a Close Purpose-Built Student Housing Community

Campus Advantage and Pinecrest Partners have joined together to develop The Knox, a 101-unit, 382-bed community that will serve students attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Economy Watch: Real Estate Markets Benefit from Boost in Engineering Jobs

The missing piece of the puzzle for full economy recovery is still higher wages across most sectors of the economy.

Vitus Group Finishes Affordable Housing Rehab in San Diego

Vitus Group has completed its renovation of the 448-unit Meadowbrook Apartments in San Diego’s Skyline neighborhood.

TODAY’S DEALS: Greystar Adds Boston Area Asset to Portfolio

CBRE/New England brokers a sale outside Boston; NGKF provides AION Partners with Florida financing; and a joint venture between Bascom and Oaktree buys an apartment community in Nevada.

MIPIM Special Series – Part Two: Smart Buildings and Smart Cities

The IT revolution started only around three quarters of a century ago, at least if we mark the appearance of the first mechanical computers in the 1940s as the defining juncture point where we stepped on the road to the age of smart technology.

Lend Lease Enters $2.2B JV for Malaysia’s New Financial District

Lend Lease has partnered with Malaysian Government-owned real estate developer 1MDB RE for the construction of the “Lifestyle Quarter,” the initial phase of the Tun Razak Exchange global hub for international finance and business taking shape in Kuala Lumpur.