Amalia Otet
Amalia Otet is an online content developer and creative writer for RENTCafé. She loves all things real estate and strives to live beautifully, one green step at a time.
Centex Develops Housing Community in Parkside
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Dallas-based Centex, part of the Pulte family of homebuilding brands, is staying consistent with its tradition of targeting first-time buyers with its new 208-home community.
To be called Parkside, the community will be located at Airport Road […]
Post’s New Multifamily Development will Provide Extra Construction Jobs
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
A leading developer and operator of upscale multifamily communities, Post Properties Inc., has recently unveiled plans for yet another development that will add 410 more apartments to its inventory of 21,431 units. The Atlanta-based company will […]
Miami to Get $2 Billion ‘Resorts World’
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
In one of the largest inbound investments in Miami history, Asia’s third largest casino company has reported paying $236 million for the Miami Herald building and the 14 acres of waterfront land surrounding it.
The buyer, a […]
Dallas Transactions Leave a Mark
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
In one of the biggest recent purchases within the Dallas area, New York-based Praedium Group, in collaboration with Mike Ochstein, president of Price Realty Group, has acquired the 362-unit Hidden Creek Apartments at 1200 College Parkway, […]
Orlando Poised to Become Entertainment Hub
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
As the city’s tourism seems to be on a path to recovery, Orlando may soon see the long-awaited renovation of its Florida Citrus Bowl stadium. Reportedly, the stadium project was delayed once the recession caused tourist […]
New Tampa Luxury Residences Attract Suitable Retail
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Colonial Properties Trust recently announced that work is finally underway for a $53.8 million multi-family development in North Tampa that is soon to cover 67.5 acres of undeveloped land just south of the Hillsborough-Pasco county line. Coincidentally, […]
New Life in Downtown Atlanta?
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
According to both local and national papers, Georgia State has been eyeing the inconic Equitable building downtown for its business school.
The 33-story skyscraper has been one of the most familiar office towers on the downtown Atlanta […]
DFW Office Buildings Change Hands
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Notably, the biggest acquisition reported this past week was the former Nortel Network Corp. campus at 2201-2221 Lakeside Blvd. in Richardson’s Telecom Corridor. Bought out of foreclosure, it traded for just $43.1 million. Buyer Pillar Commercial plans […]
The Woodlands to Provide Homes for Houston Commuters
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
For the past year, M/I Homes has been making its way into the Texas market with the construction of single-family houses in the Houston area. Laying a solid foundation, M/I Homes, which has built more than […]
Legal Proceedings Impact Atlanta Office Market
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Two of Atlanta’s biggest law firms have made major–and very different–decisions concerning their office space. While McKenna Long & Aldridge decided to continue occupying the 11 floors of the Sun Trust Plaza it’s been taking up […]