Real Estate and Development

Principal Real Estate Investors, the property-investment division of Principal Financial Group Inc., has acquired office properties in Houston and San Francisco. Bloomberg reported that Principal Real Estate, the nation’s fourth-largest institutional real estate manager, purchased …

Investor demand for self-storage facilities is expected to increase next year, but the inability of well-capitalized buyers to finance smaller deals could stop some transactions from taking place.

Inside Self-Storage, an industry trade publication, reported …

Krista Capp, vice president of Hubbell Property Management, an affiliate of Hubbell Realty Co., has received the 2010 Certified Property Manager of the Year Award from the Iowa chapter of the Institute of Real Estate …

The Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission recommended on Monday that the City Council approve a site plan for Children’s Dental Center near the 2400 block of 128th Street north of Hickman Road. According to the …

The delinquent unpaid balance for commercial mortgage backed securities, or CMBS, loans increased by $1.94 billion to $61.11 billion in November from October, according to research by Realpoint LLC. The 3.3 percent jump followed a …

JE Dunn Construction Co. has named Shannon Baird vice president of operations, and she will lead the JE Dunn Iowa office in West Des Moines. She has more than 14 years of project management experience …

The number of U.S. homes worth less than the debt owed on them dropped in the third quarter, largely because of mounting foreclosures rather than a rise in property values, Bloomberg reported after the release …

William Knapp will receive the “Iowa Award” in a public ceremony in January, the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation Board said. The award, which represents the state’s highest citizen award, was established in 1948 by Governor …