Signs a Community Needs Better HOA Management

Many Homeowners Associations (HOAs) wisely hire HOA management companies to assist with managing the financial, administrative, and maintenance needs of planned communities, but when a management company offers poor service, a community ends up in a worse state than before. Does your
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2012 Gold Rush: Alaska Wants To Buy Your Vacant House in the Lower 48

In this bear investment market, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is planning to make a $ 400 million commitment to hunt for vacant single-family homes in the lower continguous U.S. Under its single-family homes strategy, the Alaska fund would not purchase or directly own the properties
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Walker & Dunlop Buying CWCapital for $220M, Rank Among Top CRE Lenders

Bethesda, MD-based commercial mortgage company Walker & Dunlop Inc. is buying fellow lender CWCapital LLC from an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group for $ 220 million in cash and stock. The combination is expected to create one of the largest commercial real estate lenders in
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GREEN LEAD | Sustainable Building News from CoStar

GREEN LEAD is a CoStar News column on environmental and sustainable design and construction, best practices for green building maintenance and operations, economic impact on developers and owners, new LEED and Energy Star building certifications, and trends in the Green Building movem
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Justin Bieber Buys Calabasas Home for $6.5 Million

The price that first-time homeowner Justin Bieber paid for his new digs in Calabasas has wended its way into the public record: $ 6.5 million. Set on 1.3 acres in a gated community, the 10,000-square-foot main house is described as “transitional French” in style. Features
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Demographics, New Assumptions Drive Commercial Real Estate

A turning point has been reached in the economy and both demographics and the assumptions that traditionally drove the commercial real estate industry are shifting. National Real Estate Investor
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CRE Investment is Not a DIY Game

For high net worth individuals looking for an attractive investment vehicle, commercial real estate currently offers many advantages, including attractive returns compared to other asset classes and a hedge against inflation. National Real Estate Investor
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CoStar’s People of Note (June 3-9)

This week’s People of Note includes the following markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego. CHICAGO MB Real Estate Taps Purcell as COO, EVP By James Bryan MB Real Estate promoted Kevin Purcell to chief operating officer and executive vice president in its C
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European Debt Crisis Impacting Global Home Price Index, Weakest Performance Since 2009 Says Knight Frank

According to Knight Frank’s latest Global House Price Index, worldwide home prices recorded their weakest annual performance since the depths of the recession in 2009, recording only 0.9% growth in the year to March 2012. Doubts over the Eurozone’s future, coupled with the
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IDI Buys 42-Acre Warehouse Site In Davie

Industrial Development International (IDI) purchased 42 acres of land in Davie, FL, formerly the Palma Nova mobile home park, for just under $ 20.7 million. The seller was Silver Oaks Land Owner LLC in the deal that closed May 30. Berger Commercial Realty founder and President Lloyd B
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