Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Prisma to go for platinum with project in Sugar Land Developer Prisma Properties LP is setting its sights on constructing two buildings in in Sugar Land to platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards, says Claudia Contreras, president. “Prisma Properties LP is a family-owned company committed to building the first LEED platinum multitenant buildings in the United States in Sugar Land,” she says. has approved a tax abatement agreement on real property improvements for the new multitenant Class A office buildings. Contreras estimates that the combined square...
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Slump in housing market forces homeowner to rent their properties out, rather than sell
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Less home owners are selling their homes at cut prices and are renting them out instead The slump in the housing market is forcing frustrated homeowners to put their properties up...
Medicaid cuts, property tax cap on lawmakers' plate during special session
The Business Review
The Business Review
The state's health care sector is the primary target of proposed taxes or spending cuts that state legislators could adopt this week as they try to keep the budget balanced and...
Real estate sales in 4 cities rise even in down market
The Business Review
The Business Review
Two-thirds of Santa Clara County cities saw their median home values drop in the past year, according to second-quarter data released Aug. 12 by Zillow.com. That included housing...
Real Estate Roundup: Gresham is home to new wine distribution facility
The Business Review
The Business Review
, a Bellevue-based beverage distributor, leased 150,615 square feet of warehouse space at Gresham’s Cascade Distribution Center for a new wine facility. The space will be...
Trammell, Boston Properties win Justice Dept. bid protest
The Business Review
The Business Review
Calling the recent Department of Justice lease procurement process “prejudicial” and “unfair,” the recently awarded damages to two developers who protested...
Real-estate investment clubs, advisors profiting
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
During the 33 years he has invested in real estate, Miami-born David Dinkel has individually rehabbed and resold about 680 houses in South Florida. The officer of one of the...
Md.'s new retainage bill protects both property owners, contractors
The Business Review
The Business Review
For years Maryland subcontractors and material suppliers have been lobbying the state legislature for a statutory limit on the amount of retainage withheld in construction...
