Yearly Archives: 2014

DENVER - September 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As has been true throughout 2014, August home sales remained below the pace set in 2013. However, last month’s sales were 10.2% above the number of sales seen in August 2012, and were 17.8% higher than August 2008 sales, when the RE/MAX Housing Report began. The Median Sales Price of all homes sold in the 52 metropolitan areas surveyed in August was $202,500, which was 7.5% higher than the median price last August.

DENVER, COLO. - September 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Aster Conservatory Green apartment community in Denver, Colo., is nearing completion. Designed by KTGY and developed by Forest City Enterprises of Cleveland, OH (NYSE:FCE.A), Aster Conservatory Green is a pedestrian-oriented community of 352 apartment homes, adjacent The Shops at Northfield Stapleton, and located in the award-winning master-planned community of Stapleton, near downtown Denver. Aster Conservatory Green is the first apartment community to be built in Northfield and is targeting both young professionals and families. The apartment community is expected to be completed at the end of September 2014

JERSEY CITY/HOBOKEN, N.J., - September 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The $21 million sale of a four-property Hudson County multi-family portfolio, with units located throughout Jersey City and Hoboken, has been arranged by Gebroe-Hammer Associates of Livingston, N.J. Nicholas Nicolaou, vice president and the firm’s Hudson County market specialist, exclusively represented the seller, a long-time Gebroe-Hammer client, and the buyer, a private investment group with additional holdings throughout Hudson County.

WASHINGTON - September 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate activity within the Park City, Utah area is definitely not back to pre-recession norms....

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WICHITA - September 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kansas Housing Conference is pleased to announce that the 2014 Ad Astra Award for Excellence in Partnership goes to Topeka Housing Authority/Pine Ridge Partnership.

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WASHINGTON September 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The ConsensusDocs Coalition is publishing a new, first of its kind, contract for projects using commissioning services. The ConsensusDocs 820 Owner and Commissioning Authority Agreement provides fair language for Owners to use when procuring commissioning services to verify building system performance. The new contract also establishes the rights and obligations of the professional who will serve as the Commission Authority

Pembroke Pines, FL - September 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE has been engaged as exclusive marketing representatives for Altis at Sheridan Village, a new Class AAA residential community in Pembroke Pines, FL. The premier South Broward investment asset at 16700 Sheridan Street features 300 units, averaging 1,093 square feet, each with individual private entries, and luxury amenities. Residents began moving in March 2014 and the property is now nearing stabilized occupancy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Learn to use the key steps and tools of automation to run your investing business from the comfort of your home, home office or even your couch!

TORRANCE, CA - September 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sheri Messerlian, Senior Vice President with NAI Capital’s South Bay office, represented the Seller, Carpenter Center LLC, in the sale of a 31,000 sq. ft. Carpenter Village, a multi-tenant retail property located 2814 Sepulveda Blvd in Torrance, CA to the Buyer, KL Plaza LLC. The Buyer was represented by K-Town Realty & Management. The value of the sales transaction was $11.5 Million

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) adopted the 2014 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Procedures pending the Governor’s approval

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it will launch a new Capacity Building Initiative training and technical assistance series, Expanding CDFI Coverage in Underserved Areas, later this year. The series, presented by Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), will provide specialized training and technical assistance to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to extend their reach into certain underserved communities in the United States that currently lack a CDFI presence.

Los Angeles - September 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness Rich Investment Real Estate Partners, a commercial real estate services franchisee, is proud to announce the addition of 30-year commercial real estate veteran Joe Penich to Sperry Van Ness - Rich Investment Real Estate Partners. Joe Penich who will serve as Vice President

PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES - September 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- BH Properties, a Los Angeles-based firm that specializes in acquiring and repositioning challenged or distressed real estate properties, has purchased the Shasta Beverages, Inc. warehouse facility, located at 301 S. 29th St. in Phoenix, for $1.9 million. The all-cash deal closed in 18 days.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Join NCHV and our community partners at the 2014 NCHV Veterans Access to Housing Summit, taking place Nov. 13-14 in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction industry employment reached a five-year high in August as the sector added 20,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest rate for August in seven years, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned, however, that the latest figures reinforce survey results the association recently released showing many contractors are having a tough time finding enough qualified workers

Washington, D.C. - September 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected 11 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The CAE Design Excellence Award honors educational facilities that the jury believes should serve as an example of a superb place in which to learn, furthering the client's mission, goals and educational program while demonstrating excellence in architectural design. These projects exemplify innovation through the client's educational goals through responsive and responsible programming, planning and design. Function and surrounding regional and community context are valued as part of the planning and design process as well as sustainability

Washington, D.C. – Sept 4, 2014 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today named alliantgroup as AIA's Exclusive Partner for Section 179D (the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction) and other corporate tax services. This new agreement expands the current scope of the firm's tax consulting services and support for AIA members

SAN FRANCISCO - September 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The latest performance report published by the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance demonstrates that some of the world’s leading real estate investors are making significant progress in reducing energy consumption, carbon emissions and water usage in their existing buildings