Real Estate Blog
Homewood zoning board rejects plan for multifamily development
A growing Birmingham suburb has sent a developer back to the drawing board.
Homewood’s board of zoning adjustments denied Eyester Legg Development’s third version of its plans for a multifamily development, reports the Homewood Star.
The firm’s plans are for seven townhomes at 3019 and 3021 Firefighter Lane that would be 25 feet wide and 100 feet deep with two-car garages. However, this would encroach on the city’s required property line setbacks and exceed the maximum allowed lot coverage…
See inside this $5.2M penthouse for sale in one of Denver’s hottest neighborhoods (Photos)
Looking to live in and above the heart of the Mile High City? A penthouse in Denver's Union Station neighborhood was recently listed for a cool $5.2 million.
This four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 4,907-square-foot condominium at 1590 Little Raven St. was listed for sale in late February. Three bedrooms have en suite bathrooms and the master suite features two walk-in closets and a retreat area.
Riverfront Tower's Penthouse No. 4 boasts four balconies from which to enjoy its 12th-floor views of…
Some Bay Area housing leaders say proposed regional financing entity needs scrutiny
Housing advocate: “Everybody wants transportation. Not everybody wants housing.”
Another Kensington/Port Richmond junkyard poised to sell
For the second time in a year, a junkyard on the open land between Kensington and Port Richmond neighborhoods is set to sell its property to developers, who plan to build four apartment buildings with some commercial space. The stretch of industrial properties has become a hot property.
Bruce Paul Auto Parts is set to sell to an unknown developer, with the price not yet disclosed. Developers' plans for the 80,000-square-foot property will require zoning variances and community feedback, according…
(PHOTOS) Million-Dollar Dream Homes: Deep-water cove home listed for $1.695M
Welcome to Million-Dollar Dream Homes, Triad Business Journal's window into the top end of the Triad's residential real estate market. Each week, we'll feature a home (translation: mansion, estate, manor, compound) that's for sale for a $1 million or more. We'll tell you a little bit about its history and show you a few pictures – so gawkers can gawk and shoppers can shop. Are you a broker with a million-dollar residential listing in Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery,…
Property tax override attempts in Mass. at 30-year low
Property tax override attempts are at a 30-year low, cities and towns have roughly doubled their total savings over the past ten years, and municipalities over the past decade have tripled the amount they could raise under the local tax limit but choose not to, according to new data.
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Association's annual report on the revenues and expenses of the state's 351 cities and towns showed just 20 Proposition 2 1/2 property tax override votes in fiscal 2018, the lowest number…
Here’s how ABQ stacks up on how much income it takes to buy a home (slideshow)
With home prices in Albuquerque on the rise, mortgages could be taking a bigger chunk out of household income.
Out of the 100 most populous cities around the nation, Albuquerque came in 69th on a list that ranked the most affordable cities for homeownership, according to a recent report from RealtyHop.
Owning a home in Albuquerque requires about 28 percent of a household’s annual income, the report found. RealtyHop's report analyzed median household incomes, median for-sale home listing prices,…
Jeffers’ new Husch Blackwell-anchored office to finance streetscape work
Milwaukee developer J. Jeffers & Co. next month will break ground on an 11-story office building in a rapidly evolving area of downtown, and will soon roll out a plan to spruce up the surrounding streets and sidewalks.
5 good reads: On the move with KCI, GM and Lockton’s offspring
Kansas City is a community on the move. So why not make “moving” the theme for this week’s reading suggestions?
The stories include two involving significant transportation news: a huge date ahead for the Kansas City International Airport terminal project and a look at an SUV whose success in the market will be closely watched by local General Motors employees. There’s also a big business move by a local company that helps drivers who get caught moving a bit too fast.
Filling out the five…
First building in Miami Worldcenter opens (Photos)
The first building in the 27-acre Miami Worldcenter project has opened as the Caoba apartments is welcoming its new residents.
The $4 billion project is transforming the north side of downtown Miami, bringing economic activity and pedestrian traffic to the area. Falcone Group and CIM Group, along with master developer Miami Worldcenter Associates, have completed the 444-unit Caoba, which means mahogany in Spanish, as the tree in what will soon become a dense forest of development.
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