Sally Stegeman, Campus Realty, Provides Takeaways from AIM 2012.

Sarah Yaussi, NMHC, Provides Takeaways from AIM 2012.

So-so growth for the economy, with housing still a drag on its forward motion.

Housing still has the blahs, but there was other good news about the economy this week.

Not a great week for the economy, but the Fed did manage to re-assure investors that things weren’t terrible.

March employment disappoints, noises made about Spain being the next threat to the euro.

Sharon Yester, chief asset management officer, CNL Financial Group, discusses senior housing trends and explains why now is a good time to invest in multifamily.

Consumers were more confident and out spending more last month, despite sluggish income growth and declining housing values.

The housing numbers were a little down this week, but there were glimmers of improvement.

In a wide-ranging interview, Thompson notes that Fannie and Freddie may reduce their market share down to closer to 50 percent of the multifamily lending space.