Florida To Aid Condo Hurricane Upgrades With $30M Effort
Florida state officials launched a pilot program to help condominium associations prepare their properties for hurricanes with free inspections and grants for updates that could lower wind insurance costs.
KKR Leader Says The Real Estate Downturn Is Ending
The two-year real estate slump appears to be passing and the investment environment now looks like one of the most attractive that KKR & Co. Inc. has ever seen, a managing director for the private equity shop's real estate group said.
Flash Points In Early Months Of NY's Good Cause Eviction Law
With more than six months of good cause eviction protections for New Yorkers in the rearview mirror, early disputes over the state law are bubbling up in housing court as a steady flow of cities opt in to the tenant-friendly framework.
Florida To Aid Condo Hurricane Upgrades With $30M Effort
Florida state officials launched a pilot program to help condominium associations prepare their properties for hurricanes with free inspections and grants for updates that could lower wind insurance costs.
KKR Leader Says The Real Estate Downturn Is Ending
The two-year real estate slump appears to be passing and the investment environment now looks like one of the most attractive that KKR & Co. Inc. has ever seen, a managing director for the private equity shop's real estate group said.
Flash Points In Early Months Of NY's Good Cause Eviction Law
With more than six months of good cause eviction protections for New Yorkers in the rearview mirror, early disputes over the state law are bubbling up in housing court as a steady flow of cities opt in to the tenant-friendly framework.
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