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Vanguard Group is America's new landlord

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Vanguard Group is fast becoming a dominant investor in the U.S. real estate industry . Securities and Exchange Commission reports compiled by Bloomberg show that the company’s mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are now the leading owners of real estate investment trusts (REITs), the tax- protected investor funds that own many of the nation’s offices, shopping centers, apartments, hotels, warehouses, and data and storage centers. Including its indexed stock and REIT-focused funds, Malvern- based Vanguard owns 18 percent of Host Hotels & Resorts, whose portfolio includes Ritz -Carlton, Marriott, and Westin hotels; 15 percent of Simon Property Group , the national mall owner that counts King of Prussia Mall among its holdings; and a similar share of Prologis, the warehouse giant. Locally, Vanguard funds control 16 percent each of Brandywine Realty Trust , which owns a majority of Center City’s highest buildings; Liberty Property Trust ...

Praxis Capital enters the Atlanta Market by Acquiring the 198-Unit Birch Run Apartments

SANTA ROSA, Calif. , Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco area based Praxis Capital , Inc . is pleased to announce that it has acquired the 198-unit Class B Birch Run Apartments in Clarkston, Georgia . This is the company's first acquisition in the Atlanta metro. Praxis plans to build a portfolio of approximately 2,000 units in this market. Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful 198-unit Class B Value-add property in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta" src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/547731/Praxis_Capital_Inc_Birch_Run_Atlanta.jpg?w=800" alt=" Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful 198-unit Class B Value-add property in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta" class="img-responsive" /> Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful...

Zillow Group's (ZG) CEO Spencer Rascoff on Q2 2017 Results

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Zillow Group, Inc. (ZG) Q2 2017 Earnings Conference Call August 08, 2017 17:00 P.M. ET Executives RJ Jones – VP, Investor Relations Spencer Rascoff – CEO Kathleen Philips – CFO Analysts Ronald Josey - JMP Securities Mark Mahaney - RBC Capital Markets Unidentified Analyst - Sli.do © Provided by Seeking Alpha Earnings Call Transcripts Michael Graham - Canaccord Genuity Christian Rice - Needham & Company Hayden Blair - Stephens Inc. Brian Nowak - Morgan Stanley Mark May - Citigroup Lloyd Walmsley - Deutsche Bank Bradley Erickson - KeyBanc Capital Markets Shyam Patil - Susquehanna Financial Group Heath Terry - Goldman Sachs Presentation Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Zillow Group's Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Call . At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will be given at that time. [Operator Instructions]. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. I wou...

LocalConstruct aims to revamp Downtown Boise through housing

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Six years ago, Mike Brown and Casey Lynch stood on Downtown Boise ’s 8th Street and wondered: Why don’t more people live here? Downtown seemed to have everything that a growing percentage of Americans wanted in a place to live. “I mean, there’s all kinds of jobs. There’s a million coffee shops and hair salons and restaurants, and there’s an active street life ,” says Brown, who founded the Los Angeles- based development company LocalConstruct with Lynch in 2008. Casey Lynch, left, and Mike Brown have made their mark in Boise. Provided by LocalConstruct But in 2011, fewer than 4,000 people lived in Downtown’s scattered apartment and condominium buildings and houses. On a typical weekday afternoon , most Downtown workers got in their cars and put the city in the rearview mirror. Brown and Lynch saw an opportunity. They thought Boiseans would trade ample floor space and vaulted ceilings in the suburbs for smaller, high- end Downtown apartments that offered amenities like gyms, a do...