Residential Building & Real Estate News

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$910 Million Student Housing Portfolio Sale Facilitated by Institutional Property Advisors...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that Angela L. Kleiman, President and CEO, will be participating in a roundtable presentation at the 2026 Nareit REITweek Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the panel, please visit the webcast link under the latest events section of the Company’s Investors website at www.essex.com. An archive of the webcast will be available for thirty days following the event. A...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GID, a vertically-integrated real estate owner, operator, developer and investor with $32.8 billion in assets under management, today announced the continued expansion of GID Residential Partners, its national development platform, with a strategic entry into the Boston market. The initiative will be led by industry veteran Chris Spendley, who joins the firm as Managing Director. Building on GID’s longstanding multifamily development experience, the growth within Bost...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MidOcean Partners (“MidOcean” or the “Firm”), a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specializing in middle market private equity, alternative credit, and structured equity, announced today the signing of the sale of Bora, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Zonda” or the “Company”) to CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) (“CoStar Group”). Zonda is the #1 data, marketplace, and software platform for the new home ecosystem. Zonda’s end-to-end platform sp...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meilleurtaux, a leading omnichannel financial services brokerage platform (credit, insurance, investments), announced today the launch of a dedicated mortgage lending app directly within ChatGPT, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence platform, which now has several hundred million active users worldwide. With this new service, Meilleurtaux reaches another milestone in its “AI First” strategy and reinforces its commitment to supporting French consumers in the adoption of artif...

HOOFDDORP, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EZVIZ, a smart home brand driven by innovation, announced that it has received recognition from the distinguished Plus X Award as the Design Innovator 2026 in smart home technology. Having taken home two accolades with its flagship smart video doorphone HP7 and the smart entry family, the brand maintains a strong presence at the Plus X Award and has been selected by the jury as the winner in the smart home category this year. The award reaffirms EZVIZ’s...

MESA GRANDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Window Systems, part of the MITER Brands portfolio and a leading manufacturer of moving glass walls and windows that bring indoor and outdoor spaces together, with the support of MITER Foundation, its charitable arm, recently donated more than 40 windows and doors to C4 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports active-duty Navy SEALs and their families. The windows and doors will be used in the construction of six new bungalows at the C4 Ranch...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Logos Faith Development, a Los Angeles–based for-profit impact developer, in partnership with St Rest Friendship Baptist Church, commemorated the official groundbreaking on Tuesday, May 26th on Phase One of a 138-unit affordable housing community in Los Angeles, marking a major milestone in the organization’s 2026 development pipeline. Local officials and community leaders including representatives from the City of Los Angeles Council District 8 (CD8) office, joine...

MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cemex announced today it has been awarded Water Stewardship Programme of the Year at the 2026 Global Water Awards, recognizing its initiative to reduce freshwater use in concrete production in Mexico. The award, presented by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit in Madrid, highlights Cemex’s “Freshwater-Free Concrete” program, which aims to replace potable water in industrial processes with alternative sources such as treated municipal and indu...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world's largest equipment rental company, today announced it has been recognized with multiple industry awards honoring its commitment to creating an exceptional workplace and supporting the growth and success of its people. These recognitions reflect United Rentals' focus on fostering a culture built on safety, collaboration, professional development and service -- empowering employees to grow their careers while deliverin...