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Economy Watch: Debt-Ceiling Deal Possible

No agreement about the looming debt ceiling or the shutdown of the federal government had been reached—but that didn’t stop reports of a possible short-term agreement on the most pressing of those two fiscal situations, namely the debt ceiling.

Central Station Apartments in Evanston Completed

Central Station, an apartment property in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston, has been completed, and residents are starting to move in.

Enterprise President and CEO Terri Ludwig Named Innovator of the Year Finalist in 10th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business

Terri Ludwig, president and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., has been named a Finalist in the Female Innovator of the Year category in the 10th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, the business awards honoring women business leaders and the companies they run around the world.

WinnCompanies Welcomes New SVP & CFO

WinnCompanies, a real estate development and property management company, announced that Bryan Hunt has been hired as chief financial officer for WinnResidential, the property management arm of WinnCompanies, and Alessandra de Vaca has been hired as senior vice president of human resources and training.

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.

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.