Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Economy Watch: LPS: Home Prices Edge up in December
Ahead of Tuesday’s Case-Shiller numbers, Lender Processing Services released its LPS Home Price Index report, which is based on December 2012 residential real estate transactions. According to the index, U.S. home prices were up 0.1 percent in December compared with November, and up 5.8 percent year-over-year.
Texas Mulitfamily Developer to Access EB-5 Funding
Texas Urban Triangle Regional Center and multifamily developer TDI have formed a partnership to develop apartment properties funded through EB-5 foreign investment financing.
MHN TV: The Value of Data
At the 3rd Annual Conference on Sustainable Real Estate: Big Data and Disruptive Innovation: Is the Real Estate Industry Next?, Yusha Hu, Associate Director, Market Development, Honest Buildings, discusses the value of data for real estate.
Bellwether Enterprise Announces More Than $1.5 Billion in 2012 Production
Bellwether Enterprise announced it provided more than $1.5 billion in financing in 2012, including $1.2 billion since Bellwether Real Estate Capital merged with Enterprise’s Multifamily Mortgage Finance business in May of 2012.
MHN Interview: Underwriting Multifamily Investment Deals
Anil Advani, who previously worked at real estate investment firm WNC as the senior vice president of underwriting, recently rejoined the company as the senior vice president of private label funds. MHN talks to Advani about his new role and the direction he feels multifamily is heading.
McKinley and Avanath Capital Launch New Partnership
Albert M. Berriz, CEO McKinley, Inc. and Daryl J. Carter, founder, chairman and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, jointly announced the launch of “mckinley – avanath” a residential property management enterprise created to manage apartment home communities acquired by Avanath for its various investment platforms, as well as assets owned by institutional partners and clients.
Loan Secured for Supportive Housing Rehab in NY’s Dutchess County
The renovation of 116 units of supportive housing at Hudson River Lodging has been made possible through a $2.4 million permanent loan.
Economy Watch: Gas Prices Pause in Upward March
Gas prices did something a little unusual over the weekend: they went down slightly. According to AAA, Saturday’s national average was down a 10th of a cent per gallon compared with Friday, and Sunday’s average was down a bit more compared with Saturday, from $3.78 to $3.777 a gallon.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: More Good News For Housing
More good news for housing, and sequester, dead ahead.
Philly Investor Bags Jacksonville Apartment Community for $56M
GoldOller Real Estate Investments LLC has acquired Country Club Lakes Apartments for $56 million.