Monday, September 30, 2013

What Does Flood Insurance Reform Mean for You?




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What Does Flood Insurance Reform Mean for You?



TAMPA, FL—GlobeSt.com caught up with, Darron Kattan and Matthew Harrell from Franklin Street to get the skinny on how flood insurance reform that goes into effect on Tuesday will impact your costs.








Ten Big NYC Building Owners Sign Up for New Tech Rating System




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Ten Big NYC Building Owners Sign Up for New Tech Rating System



NEW YORK CITY-As part of an announcement by the city of this new offering—being spearheaded by Jared Kushner—the mayor’s office also revealed the creation of new free WiFi spots in all five boroughs.











Greystar Partners on $440M Apt. Recap



CHARLESTON, SC-The Silicon Valley deal continues in a line of joint investments that Greystar has made with IvanhoƩ Cambridge and Goldman Sachs, including a $1.5-billion portfolio buy from Equity Residential this past January.








BPY Plans to Buy Brookfield Office




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BPY Plans to Buy Brookfield Office



HAMILTON, BERMUDA-If the $5-billion transaction goes through, it will create one of the world’s largest CRE companies, with a global portfolio of more than 330 million square feet.








REITs Will Ease Up on Investment Pace: EY




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REITs Will Ease Up on Investment Pace: EY



NEW YORK CITY-Many REIT teams here and overseas see “challenges ahead in identifying suitable targets,” says Howard Roth, EY’s global real estate leader.











CapLease Execs Will Join ARCP Post-Merger



NEW YORK CITY-CapLease CEO Paul McDowell will head up the office and industrial group at ARC Advisory Group when the $2.2-billion merger is completed by year’s end.








Friday, September 27, 2013

Tech's Momentum Will Continue: CBRE




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Tech's Momentum Will Continue: CBRE



SAN FRANCISCO-The firm’s “Tech-Twenty” report identifies 11 submarkets nationwide where office rents grew 10% or better during a two-year period, not all of them in the Bay Area











Taconic Tackles NY Multifamily Adaptive Reuse



MIAMI—Kevin Davis, Chief Investment Officer for Taconic, talks to GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire about adaptive reuse projects and the opportunities they are creating for developers.








Case-Shiller Outpaces FHFA Predictions




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Case-Shiller Outpaces FHFA Predictions



IRVINE, CA-The Case-Shiller 20-city composite index shows a greater seasonally adjusted home-price increase in July than the FHFA HPI for that month, reports Auction.com.











Winning Projects Have Innovative Amenities



IRVINE, CA-Four KTGY Group multifamily developments win Project of the Year awards at the Multifamily Executive Conference in Las Vegas. Attractive amenities abound among the winners.








Richard Rendina: Up Close and Personal




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Richard Rendina: Up Close and Personal



JUPITER, FL-In this final piece of a four-part interview series, Rendina Cos. chairman and CEO discusses personal issues, including the death of his father (the company's founder) and his own bout with cancer.











Q2 MOB Sales Fall 28% from Previous Quarter



MINNETONKA, MN-Though Griffin-American Healthcare REIT acquired an 11-building portfolio as part of a $123-million deal, lack of supply slowed sales overall.