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White City in Tel Aviv Welcomes Landmark Residential High-Rise

In the heart of the White City of Tel Aviv, a 37-story ultra-luxury residential tower is rising above the city skyline.

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.

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.

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.

Bellwether Closes on $75M in Multifamily Financing

Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed on a $75 million loan to a Cincinnati-based owner/operator for the refinancing of five apartment properties in Texas and two in Ohio.

Concern for Independent Living Opens 90-Unit Mixed-Use Supportive Housing Project in Brooklyn

Concern for Independent Living, a nonprofit provider of supportive housing, has opened The Concern Heights Apartments in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y.