News
Economy Watch: Case-Shiller Reports Continuing Home-Price Contractions
Single-family prices are down, along with consumer confidence, and the IBIS releases its doomsday report on dying industries.
West Virginia Student Housing Project Breaks Ground
Granville, W. Va.–Asset Plus Cos. and Diamond Realty Investments Inc. have broken ground on the Domain at Town Centre, a student housing development at West Virginia University.
DOW Introduces ‘Next Generation’ Green Insulation
Environmentally friendly product line is produced without formaldehyde or volatile organic compounds.
Colliers Recruits Maling Brothers to L.A. Office
Los Angeles–Colliers International has recruited top senior brokers, Christopher Maling and David Maling, a.k.a. The Maling Brothers, to its downtown Los Angeles office.
‘The Accidental Economist’ with Jack Kern: Major Bank Discovers Young Homebuyers–News at 11
I had a great laugh today. On one of the newswires there was a headline article about how a major national bank discovered that millennials might represent the biggest home-buying cluster to come along in years.
LCOR Residential Adds 1,200 Apartments to Its Management Portfolio
LCOR Residential Management landed three new management assignments, increasing the the company’s management portfolio by 1,200 apartment residences.
Economy Watch: Consumer Income, Spending Rise in February
Personal income and expenditures were up in February; pending homes sales were up slightly as well; and a gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart reaches the Supreme Court.
JLL Merges Operations with Keystone in Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.–Jones Lang LaSalle has merged operations with Keystone Partners.
New Bio-Diverse Tower Designed for Eco-City in China
As part of the Tianjin Eco-City in China, which aims to develop a socially harmonious, environmentally friendly city, a 200 meter-tall mixed-use commercial building has been designed with a bamboo forest in mind.