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More Than 200 Clients Adopt Voyager SaaS in the Yardi Cloud
Yardi recently announced that the number of clients adopting Voyager SaaS(TM) (Voyager S) in the Yardi Cloud is more than 200 and growing.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Employment Boom Continues Across D/FW Metroplex, Leading to Tight Apartment Conditions and Renewed Construction
The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area saw job gains of nearly three percent this year, which is far above the national average of 1.7 percent.
Sunrise Senior Living Communities Earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR Certification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 30 Sunrise Senior Living communities with its ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that these buildings perform in the top 25 percent of similar buildings nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict performance levels set by the EPA.
Economy Watch: Beige Book Reports Residential Market Positives
The latest “Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District,” more conveniently known as the Beige Book, was released on Wednesday and said that U.S. economic activity “expanded modestly since the last report.”
TODAY’S DEALS: Ivanhoé Cambridge Invests $234M in Silicon Valley
Ivanhoé Cambridge makes two big plays in the Silicon Valley; an Inland joint venture buys a mixed-use property in White Plains for $166.4 million; and Berkadia originates $38 million in refinancing for southern Florida properties.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 5, 2012.
Work Starts Soon on Goochland County’s First Multifamily Property
Construction is slated to begin in December on the first phase of the Retreat at West Creek Community, a 254-unit apartment property in “The Notch” portion of the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County, Va.
MHN Interview: Prime Property Investors’ Strategy of Starting with Student Housing and Diversifying with Traditional Communities
MHN talks to Babara Gaffen, CEO of Prime Property Investors.
Special Report: Reporting from Expo Real
As exhibitors settled in at their stands and activated their metaphorical networking switches, Day 2 at Expo Real 2012 International Trade Fair for Commercial Property and Investment, held at München International in Munich, Germany, began.
Economy Watch: Housing Market Optimism Rising
In its September 2012 National Housing Survey, Fannie Mae said on Tuesday that Americans’ optimism about the recovery of the housing market and, more broadly, about the idea of homeownership itself continued a gradual climb.