Yearly Archives: 2017
Hanley Investment Group and Coldwell Banker DuFour Realty Arrange Sale of New Single-Tenant ULTA...
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally-recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, in conjunction with Coldwell Banker DuFour Realty, announced today that the two firms completed the sale of a new construction single-tenant net-leased retail property occupied by ULTA Beauty at 2068 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Chico, Calif. The sales price could not be disclosed. More...
Opes Advisors named Top Purchase Lender in San Luis Obispo County for second consecutive...
Real Estate Market Reports named Opes Advisors as San Luis Obispo County’s leading purchase lender for 2016. The company handled a total of 282 home purchases and 201 refinances last year, placing it in the top spot among local lenders for the second consecutive year. More...
Crescent Communities Starts Construction on Apartment Community in Atlanta’s Perimeter
Crescent Communities, has secured financing for an upscale for-rent multifamily community now under way in Atlanta’s booming Perimeter neighborhood. The community, Crescent Perimeter, will consist of 320 apartments units ranging from one to three bedrooms. Situated at 5755 Glenridge Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia, the contemporary community will be four and five stories surrounding a parking deck within the 26-acre Lakeside office park just north of I-285.
Renderings Revealed for Fetch, a Restaurant and Dog Park Coming Soon to O4W
Fetch has released the first renderings of the restaurant and dog park bar concept coming to Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Fetch is the first restaurant concept by Atlanta businessman Stephen Ochs and his business partner, Garrett Reynolds. The restaurant is expected to open this Fall. More...
Regulatory and Supply-Side Challenges Inhibit More Robust Housing Growth
Although employment and home price levels have returned to or exceeded normal levels of activity, new-home construction during the fourth quarter of 2016 remained tepid in many markets due to regulatory and supply-side constraints, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI) released today.
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE SUPPORTS NEW BILLS AIMED AT BLOCKING BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION
Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM-1st) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives late Thursday, H.R. 837, “Build Bridges Not Walls,” which aims to prohibit any construction of a continuous wall or fence along the Southwestern border. On Monday, Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13th) introduced a similar bill, H.R. 739, “This Land is Our Land Act,” which would prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from constructing any new border barriers on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
NAIOP Appoints Marc Selvitelli, CAE, as Senior Vice President
Marc Selvitelli, CAE, has been named as senior vice president for NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, effective February 13, 2017. In this role, Selvitelli will guide the association’s staff, chapters and volunteers to execute NAIOP’s mission of providing education, advocacy and connections to 18,000+ members in 51 chapters across North America. He will oversee the association’s daily business operations and serve as executive director of NAIOP’s Research Foundation.
New RIHA Study Details Shifts in Rented vs. Owned Housing Stock
The Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) today released a new study examining the shift of existing housing stock between owner-occupied and rental over time. The study was authored by Stuart S. Rosenthal, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics at Syracuse University
Grubb Properties Selects JLL to Market The Park at Perimeter Center East – The...
JLL today announced that Grubb Properties engaged its Agency Leasing group to market and lease The Park at Perimeter Center East. JLL Associates Liz Koteles and David Horne will oversee leasing for the three-building office park. Charlotte-based Grubb Properties acquired the 19.5-acre property in 2015, representing the firm’s first office investment in Atlanta. More...
Learn How to Use Layers in this Upcoming NCS Webinar
Industry professionals interested in learning how to use layers in the nation’s leading CAD standard should attend the upcoming webinar hosted by the developers of the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS)—The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
NREL Research Pinpoints Promise of Polycrystalline Perovskites
A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar cells.
House Repeal of Duplicative BLM Methane Rule Helps People, Protects Jobs
The House passed H.J. Res 36 sponsored by Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT). This joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) will repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final rule on methane emissions from oil and gas operations on federal and Indian land.
Vicki Been, Katherine O’Regan Return to NYU Furman Center
The NYU Furman Center, one of the nation’s preeminent research centers on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy, announced additions to its leadership team today.
Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on President Trump’s Executive Order to Reform Dodd-Frank...
Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order to revise regulations in the Dodd-Frank Act
SEIA Releases First Universal Disclosure Form for Home Solar Purchases
As a central component of its consumer protection initiative, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released a powerful, free tool aimed at helping American consumers better understand solar transactions
Maryland Legislature Successfully Overrides Clean Energy Veto
Following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on today’s override by the Maryland Legislature of the veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act
Sen. Shaheen, Energy Leaders To Headline Efficiency Event
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and New York Power Authority CEO Gil Quiniones will headline the Alliance to Save Energy’s Great Energy Efficiency Day in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Feb. 8
55+ Housing Market Ends Fourth Quarter on Record-High
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remains strong in the fourth quarter of 2016 with a reading of 67, up eight points from the previous quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This is the highest reading since the inception of the index in 2008.
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Single Tenant Net Leased Walgreens
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 3505 University Blvd W in Jacksonville, Florida for $5,150,000. More...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 27, 2017. The previous week's results included an adjustment for the MLK Day holiday
