Residential
New North San Jose Residential Towers Nearly Tap Out Allotted Units in City Plan
By Nancy Amdur Barry Swenson Builder and Essex Property Trust recently formed a joint venture partnership to build two 12-story residential towers comprising...
Bay Area Apartment Rents Boon to REITs
By Joe Gose Residential real estate investment trusts have delivered investors eye-popping returns so far this year, and in some cases the San...
No Housing Bubble in San Francisco, Though Affordability Issues Remain, Analysts Say
By Robert Carlsen Right off the bat, the two speakers at urban planning group SPUR’s lunchtime forum in San Francisco recently addressed the...
Recent Acquisitions in Home Buying Market Target Advanced Technology
By Neil Gonzales July brought some big shake-ups in the residential real estate industry involving two Bay Area companies. First, New Jersey-based franchiser...
National Real Estate Advisors Plans Nearly $500MM of Apartment Developments in San Francisco
By Jon Peterson Washington, D.C.-based National Real Estate Advisors is working on $495 million in new apartment development in downtown San Francisco. The...
Canadian Pension Fund Invests $206MM in Bay Area Apartment Developments
By Jon Peterson Toronto-based Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has made $206 million worth of investments into three apartment developments in the San...
Essex Steps up Acquisition Efforts in Northern California
By Jon Peterson Palo Alto-based Essex Property Trust is making its presence felt in Northern California with the publicly traded REIT closing on...
Ivanhoe Cambridge Expands Apartment Investment Strategy to San Francisco
By Jon Peterson Montreal-based Ivanhoe Cambridge has made its first move into the San Francisco apartment investment market with a new joint venture...
Lennar and Deutsche Plan Berkeley Apartment Development
By Jon Peterson Aliso Viejo-based Lennar Multifamily Communities and New York City-based Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management are planning the development of Parker...
Zurich Acquires First Apartment Complex in the Bay Area
By Jon Peterson A member company of Zurich North America, advised by New York City-based Zurich Alterative Asset Management, has paid $86.7 million...
AvalonBay Starts New Apartment Development in Dublin
By Jon Peterson Arlington, Va.-based AvalonBay Communities has started construction on the development of its 252-unit Avalon Dublin Station II in Dublin located...
New Web Sites Make Real Estate Transactions Easier for Buyers, Sellers, Renters
By Robert Carlsen A new generation of real estate-centric Web sites has come online recently—and one will do so soon—with the goal of...
