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Emaar Properties Expanding Arabian Ranches in Dubai

Emaar Properties PJSC, the Dubai-based global property developer, has announced it will be expanding Arabian Ranches, its master-planned community set within the desert, a few miles out of Dubai.

Yoma Strategic Holdings Agrees to Purchase 80 Percent Stake in Two Million-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Development in Yangon

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Serge Pun & Associates Limited to acquire rights to participate in the development of around 10 acres of land in downtown Yangon, Myanmar.

Indian Hospitality Market Set for a Boom as Two Brands Announce Massive Expansion Plans

StayWell Hospitality Group has announced that it is expanding its Indian network by three hotels located in key areas of the country: Hyderabad, Greater Noida and Raipur.

PROFILE: Meet Trump International Realty, The New Residential Brokerage Division

To some fanfare—indeed, on the same day he announced a proposal addressed to President Obama—Donald Trump recently launched Trump International Realty, the residential brokerage division of The Trump Organization.

Centerline Capital Group Closes Conduit Financing of Retail Center

Centerline Capital Group, traditionally a provider of real estate financial and asset management services for affordable and conventional multifamily housing, and a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company, announced it has closed on its first non-multifamily financing after recently re-entering the CMBS loan market.

AIA and Perkins Eastman ‘Design for Aging Review’ Explores Senior Housing Best Practices

What are the best practices and emerging ideas in senior housing design? The Perkins Eastman Research Collaborative explores this question in its recently released “Insight and Innovations: The State of Senior Housing.”

Economy Watch: Black Friday Sales Up; Most States See Unemployment Drop

According to the National Federation of Retailers, U.S. shoppers made a record 247 million visits to physical stores and websites over Black Friday weekend, up from 226 million last year (the number of unique shoppers making those visits was 139.4 million adults).

Houston Highrise Gets Construction Loan

PM Realty Group has obtained a construction-permanent loan for 2929 Weslayan, a 254-unit high-rise project in Houston.

Heritage Group Helps Ridge Capital Investors Acquire Two California Communities

The Heritage Group, a San Diego-based commercial real estate management and investment advisory firm, has raised the capital for two San Francisco Bay area multifamily properties acquired by Ridge Capital Investors.

TODAY’S DEALS: Colliers Brokers Georgia Sale

Colliers brokers a 296-unit sale; NorthMarq completes $20.5M in acquisition financing; and Related Group buys a Miami development site for $18.5 million.