Greg Isaacson is a Senior Associate Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. He has been writing about the real estate industry in the U.S. and Asia Pacific since 2014. Connect with him on Twitter: @gregisaacson

Seattle-Area Asset Commands $18M

New Standard Equities acquired the 81-unit apartment building in Des Moines, Wash., which is almost fully occupied.

South Carolina Rental Property Changes Hands

Brick Lane and Enterprise Community Investment acquired the 622-unit property in Columbia with plans to upgrade the asset.

ClearWorth Capital Buys Texas Community

The new owner of The Palm on South Padre plans to thoroughly overhaul the 1973-built property.

Starwood Buys 21 Affordable Housing Communities

The 4,448-unit portfolio is spread across Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Florida and is 96 percent occupied.

Capitol Seniors Housing Opens Boston-Area Community

Stone Hill at Andover is operated by The Northbridge Cos. and features 96 units providing independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

$300M Multifamily Fund Reaches 1st Close

Atlantic | Pacific Real Estate Group and Blue Arch Advisors have scored $140 million of equity commitments for the vehicle.

Canada Launches New Affordable Housing Model

The federal government has invested $15 million in the innovative partnership that will back new projects in British Columbia and Alberta.

Tampa-Area Community Lands $29M Refi

JLL arranged the 10-year loan with Goldman Sachs for the 288-unit property in Port Richey, Fla.

Watermark Residential Scores $179M Refi

The Freddie Mac conventional loans will refinance a portfolio of four multifamily communities in Arkansas, Colorado and Texas.

A High-Tech Tool For Treating Household Food Waste

Power Knot’s LFC biodigester machines convert everything from banana peels to meat into environmentally safe wastewater through a chemical-free process.