The Bakken and the Eagle Ford are the darlings of the industry.

In the past year, East Austin has become the darling of local economic development circles.

I have renovated a single-car garage, by permits (in California), and have a darling 1 bedroom/1 bath cottage with a private yard.

Industrial properties have become “the darling of the commercial real estate world.”

Especially after I put $50k in earnest money down.Yada yada yada, and so last week, we just closed the cash out refinance and I took home a darling check for $310,000, which was pretty cool to see in my bank account for 2 seconds before I wrote a check for $300k to pay my investors back! 

If by big operators you mean syndicators, here's why they're buying1) They don't place it, investor money is on a rubber-band, it'll move to the next syndicator2) They don't place it, they lose on future asset and prop mgmt fees3) They don't place it, they lose the 2% they keep for income and appreciation4) Tell me the other type of investment that is offering tax-sheltered returns better than CRE5) Tell me the CRE doing better than apartments6) Certain places like ATL, NC, MIA , Austin are darlings and only so much inventory so they need to reach

It seems to me that Portland used to be a national news media darling but is now portrayed as dangerous and unruly.

She gets it from a local feed store, Van Dam Farms in Littlerock, where her feedbill comes to $180 per day to feed the little darlings.

This darling townhome has been completely updated and is simply beautiful.

Darling farmhouse that has been completely remodeled and is like a new home!