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TODAY’S DEALS: Resource Real Estate Buys Two Colorado Apartments

Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT completes a two-property, $54.9 million buy; NorthMarq arranges $25.9 million for an acquisition in North Carolina; and Houlihan-Parnes arranges a $1.5 million financing for a three-family brownstone building in Brooklyn, N.Y.

J. Milton & Associates to Break Ground on New Project in Spring 2014

J. Milton & Associates has announced that construction will begin on its newest project, Parque Towers at St. Tropez, in the Spring of 2014.

MHN Interview: Chicago’s Conversion Conundrum

Condo conversions can be risky business. MHN talks to Steven Maher, managing broker and director of Investment Sales for Kinzie Real Estate Group, about condo conversion trends in Chicago.

Plans Moves Forward for Carlyle’s £1bn Residential and Office Mega Project on London’s South Bank

Southwark Council’s Strategic Planning Committee has recently approved a massive mixed-use regeneration scheme in London proposed by The Carlyle Group.

October Kicks Off Luxury Residential Project in Australia’s Greenest District

Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour will soon gain another residential high-rise, the 238-unit Concavo.

PinPoint Commercial, Thrive Senior Living Pick Dallas Contractor for Seniors Housing

PinPoint Commercial LP and Thrive Senior Living have tapped Cadence McShane Construction Co. to build Legacy at Crystal Falls, the joint venture’s new senior living development in central Texas.

J Turner Research Survey Answers the Question: ‘What Do Residents Want?’

J Turner Research conducted a national survey based on “What Do Residents Want? Trends in Resident Technology & Communication Preferences,” a panel discussion held at the 2012 National Apartment Association Education Conference and Exposition. The survey looked at online apartment search patterns, behaviors and preferences at 1,231 apartment properties across the country.

Economy Watch: FOMC Warns About Foolish Policy, Debates QE3

The Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes of its Sept. 17-18 meeting on Wednesday, and it was clear the central bankers saw one thing coming.

EXPOReal Special Report: Office vs Retail in CEE, PPPs in the Mix Once Again

At the second day of the International Trade Fair for Property and Investment in Munich began, the focus was on emerging markets and the unique kind of potential that can be seen in some countries of the Eastern Bloc.

Letter to the Editor

The recent article “Weather-Resistant Technologies” (MHN Magazine, August 2013, page 22) contained inaccurate statements regarding wood construction and the Florida Building Code.