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TRANSCRIPT: Facebook Chat with John Picerne, CEO of the Corvias Group and Picerne Military Housing
The transcript from MHN Facebook chat with John Picerne, CEO of the Corvias Group and Picerne Military Housing.
New Erskineville Residential Development Approved for Ashmore Precinct
A joint venture created by developer Leighton Properties and LaSalle Investment Management had its development application approved recently by the city of Sydney.
AXA Real Estate and Norwegian Wealth Fund Agree on Biggest German Commercial Real Estate Transaction of 2012
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, acting on behalf of AXA France Insurance Companies and Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global have agreed to buy two buildings in Germany for a total of €784 million (around $981 million), from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
Mercy Housing Northwest Develops a 52-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Seattle
Mercy Housing Northwest has developed affordable housing in Seattle for the first time with the Columbia City Station Apartments, a 52-unit transit-oriented development.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Employment Growth in Austin Outpaces Both State and Nation, Leading to Voluminous Rent Increases
Employers in the Austin metro area increased head counts by 3.3 percent over the last 12 months, with local business alone expanding their workforce by 2.6 percent—or 20,400 employees.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Spike in September
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that housing starts jumped in September to an annualized rate of 872,000 units. That’s 15 percent more than the revised August estimate of 758,000, and a whopping 34.8 percent above the September 2011 rate.
Hodges Appointed President of Cadence McShane Construction Company
James A. McShane, CEO of The McShane Companies, recently announced that Will Hodges has been appointed president of Cadence McShane Construction Company, the firm’s general contractor, design/build and construction management services firm headquartered in Dallas with offices in Houston and Austin, Texas.
MHN Interview: How Campus Apartment’s Wellness Initiative Benefits Employees, Residents and the Company
MHN speaks with Helen Marshall, vice president of human resources, Campus Apartments, about their new health initiative and how it has benefited its employers, residents and company as a whole.
Sentinel Real Estate Buys Northern Delaware Apartments
The Apartments at Pike Creek, a 264-unit garden-style complex on 19 acres in Newark, Del., has changed hands for an undisclosed price.
TODAY’S DEALS: HCP to Buy 133 Senior Communities for $1.73B
HCP to buy $1.73 billion in seniors housing; PRG buys a 216-unit asset in Durham; and Boston Capital invests in two affordable seniors rehabilitation projects.