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Tens of millions invested in California’s underserved communities brings jobs, housing and neighborhood revitalizatio
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones hosted the California Organized Investment Network (COIN) Summit today where he emphasized the importance of increasing insurance company investments in California communities, particularly in low income communities wh...
The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team Sells North Atlanta Home Green Summers in 30028
The property located on Morning Mist Lane is located in the neighborhood of Green Summers in Cumming, Georgia, 30028. It is a 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home with a terrific open floor plan with oversized master bedroom on the main level. The kitchen featur...
Rosano Partners: Lenders Loosen The Reins On Urban Multifamily Product
In a market that is flooded with capital for large acquisitions, Rosano Partners, a firm that specializes in urban commercial real estate, is proving that multifamily lending has also re-emerged in niche, urban markets.
Cumming, Georgia Lisiting on Darlington Court Sold by The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team
The property located on Darlington Court is located in the Cumming, Georgia neighborhood of Polo Golf and Country Club. It is a 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with stunning three sides of brick. The home provides a unique, open floor plan with the master suite...
Metro Commercial Properties and Principal Real Estate Investors Announce Mesa Light Industrial Development
On Thursday, July 9, 2015, Metro East Valley Holdings, LLC, a joint venture between Tempe based Metro Commercial Properties, Inc., and a private REIT managed by Principal Real Estate Investors, Des Moines, IA, completed the purchase of 21.5 acres of la...
600-Space Downtown Garage Opens in Jacksonville CBD
The six-story, 600-space garage, located at 37 South Hogan Street, opened on July 1, 2015. The garage is adjacent to the SunTrust Tower, a building acquired for $31 million in April 2015 by a joint venture between Mainstreet Capital Partners and CarVal...
Retired Nurse Finds Home Financing HELP from First Financial Bank, FHLB Dallas
Ten years after retiring as a nurse in Muldrow Oklahoma, Sheila Thrift, 68, was ready to be back in Arkansas with her family. Ms. Thrift sought assistance from First Financial Bank, where she learned about the Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HEL...
Reps. Huffman and Heck Introduce Bill to Help Homeowners Invest In Energy Efficiency
Reps. Jared Huffman (D-California) and Denny Heck (D-Washington) today introducednew legislation to help homeowners make investments in their homes and save money on their electricity and water bills. The Solar and Water-Efficient Homes Act would impr...
CBRE/NE ASSISTS 36CREATIVE IN THE LEASE OF 4,620 SF IN SALEM, NH
CBRE/New England announced 36creative leased 4,620 square feet at 23 South Broadway in Salem, New Hampshire, from MetScott21, LLC. 36creative is a boutique brand development and creative agency offering brand development, creative production, interacti...
CBRE APPOINTED TO SELL 20,523-ACRE FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL PORTFOLIO FOR METLIFE
CBRE has been selected by MetLife, Inc. as the exclusive listing agent for a 20,523-acre portfolio of Florida agricultural land located in St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. The portfolio consists of a mix of pasture, transitioning grove,...
Gebroe-Hammer Associates Reports Historic Multi-Family Transaction Pace at Mid-Year Mark
Extremely favorable demographic and employment trends, coupled with sustained rent and valuation appreciation, are the leading drivers of historic multi-family trading along the New Jersey/Pennsylvania corridor, according to investment brokerage firm G...
Strategic Growth Council Approves $122 million in Affordable, Transit-Friendly Housing Grants and Loans
The California Strategic Growth Council today unanimously approved $121.9 million in competitive grants and loans to 28 housing and transit-friendly infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change
Attorney General’s Office Reaches Plea Agreement with Serial Fraudulent Real Estate Investor
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office recently reached a plea agreement with Zavier Kay Hafiz, after an FBI-led investigation revealed his company fraudulently misled nearly forty victims to whom he sold real estate throughout Arizona. Mr. Hafiz, wh...
TIAA-CREF Acquires Student Housing Property near University of North Texas
TIAA-CREF, a Fortune 100 financial services organization and a leading institutional real estate investor, today announced the acquisition of 33º North, a student housing complex located at 919 Eagle Drive in Denton, Texas.
CapasGroup serves market demand with $2.95 million sale of 100% leased, 34,812 SF ...
CapasGroup Realty Advisors, an investment sales organization specializing in the marketing and disposition of investment properties, announced today the $2.95 million sale of a 34,812 square foot, 100 percent leased office-flex building located at 1700...
South Florida’s Commercial Market Attracting Investors, Developments
Demand in South Florida’s commercial real estate market is producing low vacancy rates and a number of major developments in an array of sectors, according to local experts at the third annual Miami Association of REALTORS® Commercial Alliance Midye...
First Online Auction for Adjudicated Properties Now Underway
Today, the City of New Orleans began the first in a series of online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties. The auction is now underway and will end at 8:00 p.m., subject to a rolling close in the case of last-minute competitive bidding. The City...
Erik’s Correspondence Corner: Investing in Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
In this week’s correspondence corner, Adam in Plymouth writes in to Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03) with a question about investing in transportation and infrastructure. Paulsen also responds to a call from Lynn in Deephaven who wants to know what C...
Governor Cuomo Announces Details of Final Agreement on Major Priorities for End of 2015-16...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced details of a final agreement on a number of major priorities for the end of the 2015-16 legislative session. Governor Cuomo said: “Today, we have reached an agreement on robust, comprehensive reforms that put ...
The Single Most Expensive Residential Lot on Hillsboro Mile Sells For $10 Million
Today, Whitaker Realty and Todd Kirkpatrick closed on the ultra luxury property at 923 Hillsboro Mile. Located in a high-end neighborhood tucked between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, this 92,000 SF property boasts the highest ever price tag ...
Indian Housing Market Poised to High Growth
India is one of the fastest growing real-estate markets in the world. It is not only attracting domestic real-estate developers but also the foreign investors; particularly, the Non Resident Indian (NRI) investments in India have a bulk of their share...
Governor Cuomo Announces Revitalization of Verona Beach and Green Lakes State Parks With $13...
Governor Cuomo announced major progress in signature revitalization projects at Verona Beach State Park and Green Lakes State Park. Made possible by a $13 million investment from the NY Parks 2020 initiative, the improvements include the completion of ...
C&W Promotes Cynthia Townsend to Project Manager
Ms. Townsend joined the Florida Investor Services Project Management Group in 2012 as a Project Coordinator in Orlando before transferring to Cushman & Wakefield’s Tampa office in 2014. In this role, she developed and maintained project budgets ...
Huizenga Fights to Protect Michigan’s Clean Energy Investment in Ludington from the EPA
The House passed H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which included a bipartisan amendmentfrom Congressman Huizenga (MI-02) and Congressman Kildee (MI-05) encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include the benefits of clean energ...
Thompson, Coons, Moran, Poe bill will level the playing field for renewable energy
U.S. Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA-05) and Ted Poe (R-TX-02), and Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today re-introduced bipartisan legislation to level the energy playing field by giving investors in renewable energy projects acc...
Baker-Polito Administration Approves Economic Development Projects Creating and Retaining 1485 Jobs
The Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved 16 projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 606 new jobs and retain 879 jobs throughout Massachu...
New Orleans Selected as Finalist for National Disaster Resilience Competition
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced on Monday that the City of New Orleans has been selected as a finalist to compete in the second and final phase of HUD’s National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). Aligned clo...
Ahead of EPW Markup of Surface Transportation Bill, Blumenthal Urges Long-Term, Robust Infrastructure Investment
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged his colleagues on the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (EPW) to ensure there is a long-term, robust commitment to infrastructure investment in the surface transportation bill, which the co...
Murray Applauds Airport Improvement Program Investments Across Washington State
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement that seven airports across Washington state will r...
TESTER, FRANKEN FIGHT TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE, INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY IN INDIAN COUNTRY
In a letter to the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee Chairman Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Tester and Franken urged the committee to provide additional infrastructure resources to Indian Countr...
