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TRANSCRIPT: Facebook Chat with Donald Capoccia, President, NYSAFAH

The transcript from Donald Capoccia’s, president, New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH), live chat on the MHN Facebook page.

Michael Steiner to Lead Corvias Group’s Military Housing Division

Corvias Group, a privately owned, vertically integrated real estate group, announced that Michael Steiner has been promoted to managing director of the company’s military housing division, Picerne Military Housing.

Arbor Appoints Todd Hirsch Executive Vice President, Head of CMBS Finance and Distribution

Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC (Arbor) today announced the appointment of Todd Hirsch as executive vice president, head of CMBS Finance and Distribution.

Gvest Partners Adds John Bell, Launches Multifamily Platform

Real estate veteran John Bell has joined Gvest Partners, where he will be launching a multifamily platform for the privately owned investment partnership.

L.A.’s 8500 Burton Way Captures Prestigious Award

The Los Angeles Business Journal has honored Bernards and Caruso Affiliated with its 2013 Commercial Real Estate Gold Award in the Mixed-Use category.

Economy Watch: Employment Up Ahead of Sequester

In creating 236,000 jobs in February, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, the economy surprised on the upside, since some economists had fretted that the looming sequester might have made employers nervous.

Liquid Assets

Can the low-income sector afford to ignore submetering?

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Burst of Hiring

A burst of hiring in February, and other good news.

Joint Venture Buys N.J. Student Housing Community for $44M

A joint venture has obtained a $44.1 million loan to acquire a 674-bed student-housing community, Rockoff Hall, in New Brunswick, N.J.

Capital Improvement Complete at D.C.’s Marbury Plaza

A $5 million capital improvement program is complete at the 672-unit Marbury Plaza apartment community in Washington, D.C. In its wake, the community is being given another round of upgrades priced at $1.3 million.