Nearly $1B in Assets Back Jamestown Fund Launch

SPECIAL REPORT: What Is the Multi-Housing Environment Without Fannie and Freddie?

Financing for multi-family housing is likely to look quite different in the coming years in the wake of the SEC's charging 45 Fannie and Freddie execs.

Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

Fleet Insurance Costs a Lot, so Ask Questions

With insurance premiums running as much as 40 percent of operating costs, construction companies should ask questions in six important areas.

Chinese Drywall Case May Be Nearing Settlement

Claims against the companies involved in making and selling sulfurous drywall would come under a settlement proposed in federal district court.

Calming Customers, Staff When Stocks Falls Down

David Barista, editor of Professional Builder, gathered some techniques to use when a down stock market makes home buyers and company sales teams jittery.

Good News on Lending Rates, but Projections Still Weak

Freddie Mac expects mortgage rates to stay low in 2012, but it also foresees fewer loans for single-family homes.

LNR Snags Last Piece in $2.5B Puzzle Near Boston

LNR says it has closed on 830 acres of former Navy property, giving it the final piece of property earmarked for the planned $2.5 billion SouthField development near Boston.

Seattle's Thornton Place Residential Mixed-Use Gets $75M Financing

Prospective lenders reportedly competed to provide financing for the multiplex-retail-housing complex at the southern edge of the Northgate mall.

USDOT Allots $511M for Tiger 3

Sooner than expected, the Department of Transportation has announced 46 projects that split $511 in the third round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Result grants.

A Bubble Down on the Farms?

2012 Construction Cost Projections Up About 2%

Engineering News Record reports that its national Building Cost Index and Construction Cost Index should rise 2.3 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively, next year.

2011 Began With Promise; 2012, Not So Much

The end of 2011 is a very different investor climate than even four months ago. These are not exactly the best of times.

Law & Policy: 2011 Optimism Was Rightfully Cautious

Uncertainty has a hold on investors of all ilks, from institutions – which are putting deals on ice – to small-business owners and tenants, who are rightfully hesitant to invest in new employees and space.

Industrial Management: Shifting Gears to Meet Challenges

The industrial sector may seem to lag other property types in glamour, but it is a complex, fast-changing landscape for those who manage distribution centers, R&D space and others.

Finding a Path Through the Economic Haze

It’s been quite a year. What started with hope descended into fear of a double-dip recession, then moved into an economic limbo where no one knows what to expect.

West Places Group Renames, Grabs Investment Partner

Capella Hotel Group's Horst Schulze tells GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire the moves will double its expansion plans.

Goodman, Canada Up China Logistics Investment

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has added $250 million, and the venture gained a $100 million loan to boost Hong Kong-based Goodman China Logistics Holding.

VIEWPOINT: Engineering-Construction Needs a New Model

Fluor Corp.'s Robert Pireto argues that new thinking may be needed to meet changing demands and envionmental factors.

Compatriot Capital Has Village Green Stake, Wants More

Compatriot Capital Inc., a subsidiary of Dallas-based Sammons Enterprises, came online early this year with one goal: To build a portfolio of real estate-operated companies.

NAHB: New, Existing Apartment Indices Continue Climb

In the third quarter, the National Association of Home Builders reports, the Multifamily Production Index  improved for the fifth consecutive quarter.

Think-Tank Panel to Look at U.S. Housing Policy

A policy group formed by four former U.S. Senate majority leaders has created a commission to look at housing needs in the nation and what the federal role should be. Construction is not at the table.

Six Questions for GreenbergTraurig's Tom Galli

Tom Galli, a partner in Greenberg Traurig, has been involved with workouts on $5.3 billion in non-performing loans.

Going Down: Realtors' Home Sales Numbers

The National Association of Realtors is revising home-sales numbers downward for 2007 through this year, citing some data issues. Some had questioned the reports.

Banks, Officials Near Pact on Foreclosures

State and federal regulators have been talking with five banks about paying $19 billion to atone for "robo-signing" their filings.

Student Loan Debt: Another Housing-Market Downer

In a spinoff from the general recession, 25-to-34-year-olds who otherwise might be home buyers too often have big school loans, low job prospects and stagnant paychecks even if they are working.