Take a hike 2008-10-01 Staff Writer Your mother was right—walking is good for you. And what better way to exercise the theory than to live in an area with a high “walk score.”<br /> <br /> Walkscore.com claims to “help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in gr
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The contract award is part of the US government’s experimental program to privatise five US airports. Details of the investor group’s development plans for Chicago Midway Airport were not disclosed.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The landmark bid, whose deadline for acceptance was twice pushed back in hopes of getting Pennsylvania legislators to approve it, lapsed on Tuesday after Abertis decided not to extend it any further.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The first of its kind country-specific mezzanine infrastructure fund will target early stage development projects in Brazil. The fund is a joint venture between Darby and Stratus Group, a Brazilian private equity manager and advisor.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Dallas-based real estate firm has taken on Oliver Georg and Olaf Fortmann from HCI Capital to run the operation. Behringer and HCI formed a $1.3bn alliance to invest in European real estate in 2006.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Philadelphia-based private equity real estate firm has picked up 650 multifamily apartment units in Connecticut. The deal follows on its acquisition earlier this year of 11 multifamily properties in the US.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Private fund tax experts were pleasantly surprised last month to see proposed legislation come out of the US Congress designed to encourage fund managers to stay onshore.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Following the defeat of the White House’s $700bn financial rescue package, economist and LECG director, Alan Madian, has argued the proposed legislation should only buy mortgage securities backed by real assets and provide for direct infusions of capital.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Palo Alto venture firm has made its sixth investment in India by teaming with Reliance to back e-transaction company Suvidhaa.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The former Institutional Real Estate Letter managing director, Steve Felix, has been appointed as Aviva Investors’ head of marketing for its North America real estate multi-manager platforms.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
