Prolific real estate sales activity filters into January with $344M in commercial deals

Investors in commercial real estate and apartment properties in the Triangle spent a combined $344 million in new deals in January, according to a review of Wake, Durham and Orange county deed records by Triangle Business Journal.

That follows a flurry of deal activity in December and a near-record year of sales transactions in 2014 with $3.5 billion in major commercial property sales, including $1.6 billion among major office, retail and industrial properties and $1.9 billion in sales among apartment…

Pondicheri signs lease to expand to NYC

Pondicheri, the James Beard-nominated Indian restaurant in West Ave from chef Anita Jaisinghani, has signed a lease and will expand into New York City.

This will be the first location outside of Texas for Jaisinghani, who also co-owns Indika in Montrose.

Jaisinghani said she plans to open the restaurant on W. 27th Street in the Flatiron district of New York by the end of the year.

“It’s the biggest move we’ve made in our business,” Jaisinghani said.

Jaisinghani said she had planned to expand…

Memphis' largest apartment communities for 2015

The Jan. 30 print edition’s List section is on Apartment Communities and Residential Condominium Communities. The full lists are only available to subscribers, but we’re giving web readers a look at the top 5 from two of the three lists.

Today, we’re showing you the five largest apartment communities. Later this week, we’ll reveal the five most expensive apartment communities.

Click here to see the largest apartment communities for 2015

The full list includes the property manager; number of units;…

Warriors' Stephen Curry: A model of consistency

Since Golden State Warriors all-star Stephen Curry and athletic apparel company Under Armour announced a signature shoe deal on Jan. 9, the stats of the Golden State Warriors all-star are … well, pretty much what they were before the deal: amazing.

Cover story: Why the Golden State Warriors are basketball’s hottest commodity — on and off the court

Curry’s next big play is a line of shoes

The Curry One shoe — part of a multimillion-dollar shoe and apparel collection deal with Baltimore-based…

A real estate bonanza awaits in Oregon's top 10 cities for real estate investment

Where’s the best bet for real estate investing in Oregon: the Pearl District, Lake Oswego or the tiny dairy and ranching community of Bonanza?

According to a new study from San Francisco financial company NerdWallet, Bonanza’s the place to be.

Kamran Rosen, a data analyst with NerdWallet noted that investors will find housing in Bonanza that costs $100 a square foot and a total city and county tax rate of $3.55 per $1,000 of assessed value. The small Oregon town will be better to long-term investors…