Eliza Theiss

Eliza Theiss is a senior writer reporting real estate trends in the US. Her work has been cited by CBS News, Curbed, The Los Angeles Times, and Forbes among others. With an academic background in journalism, Eliza has been covering real estate since 2012. Before joining PropertyShark, Eliza was an associate editor at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. She has also contributed extensively to CommercialEdge. Reach her at eliza.theiss@yardi.com

Baton Rouge Student Housing Complexes Go On the Market

Covington, LA-based Stirling Properties has placed on the market two Baton Rouge student housing complexes

60-Unit Supportive Housing Project Wins SEED Award

The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) announced the Rosa F. Keller Building, launched earlier this year, has been awarded a 2013 Social Economic Environmental Design Award for Excellence in Public Interest Design.

CPPIB Expands into Brazil with Global Logistic Properties Partnership

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced its entering into a JV with Global Logistic Properties, the world’s second largest owner of industrial property, entailing the purchase of two Brazilian logistics portfolios.

$38.7M Storage Property Deal Closes in South Carolina

Strategic Storage Trust Inc. (SSTI) recently announced completing a three-phase acquisition of a 16-property storage portfolio.

NORA Breaks Ground on Mixed-Income Housing

The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA), in partnership with UNITY of Greater New Orleans, has announced the groundbreaking for a mixed-income permanent supportive housing development in Central City.

344 KSF Masdar, International Renewable Energy Agency HQ Break Ground

Masdar City, the low-carbon, low-waste, emerging cleantech cluster and one of the most sustainable communities and mixed-use developments in the world continues its trailblazing development in United Arab Emirates.

Carter Lands Second Project at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The investment, development and advisory firm Carter announced it has been selected for a second project at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette).

Emaar Properties Launches Two M-U Projects in Cairo

Developer of the Burj Khalifa, Emaar Properties PJSC has recently launched two ambitious projects: the mixed-use Emaar Square in Uptown Cairo and Boulevardi in Cairo.

CF Industries Announces $3.8B Expansion of Industrial Facilities

Deerfield, Illinois-based CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has announced expansions worth $3.8 billion at existing plants in Donaldsonville, La. and Port Neal, Iowa.

Eastern New Orleans to Get Walmart

The New Orleans City Council has given its approval for national retail chain Walmart to build a store in eastern New Orleans