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Built to Rent Is Booming, But Operational Challenges Loom for This Overheated Housing Sector

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Institutional capital has been active in single-family rentals since the global financial crisis 15 years ago, when large investors began purchasing, aggregating, and leasing distressed, foreclosed homes. By contrast, urban-adjacent, infill locations near grocery-anchored retail and employment centers are optimal. Leadership.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. It is now fully developed and contains upscale retail and restaurants, Class A offices, a hotel and conference center, residential condominiums and City Hall. million square feet of retail space and 8.2

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. Ahold USA Retail. City of San Antonio, Office of Environmental Policy. City of San Francisco, Department of the Environment. Aedis Ince.