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Dallas Investor Buys Suburban Fort Worth Apartments
Hayman Woods LLC has completed, though a subsidiary, its acquisition of Bellagio at Beach Street, a 398-unit multifamily property in Haltom City, Texas.
Virginia Wang Joins Apartment List as Vice President of Product
ApartmentList.com, an apartment search, announced that Virginia Wang has joined the company as vice president of product.
Fannie Mae Opens Mortgage Help Center Expansion in Inland Empire, California
Fannie Mae opened an extension of its Los Angeles Mortgage Help Center in the Inland Empire region to provide free education and counseling services to struggling California homeowners.
Refinance Applications Increase Again to Three-Year High in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 27, 2012.
Sunny Forecast for Housing Market
Housing figures released by Florida Realtors reveal a nice climate for Sunshine State housing.
Economy Watch: Case-Shiller Sees Another Monthly Uptick
The S&P/Case-Shiller monthly Home Price Indices for May (three-month averages of March, April and May), which were released on Tuesday, showed month-over-month increases for both the 10- and 20-city composites. In fact, both were up 2.2 percent.
Marcus & Millichap Names John S. Sebree Vice President
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, a real estate investment services firm, has elected John S. Sebree vice president, according to John J. Kerin, president and chief executive officer.
Success of New Community Attributed to Appealing to Families
Resmark Apartment Living, a division of The Resmark Companies, announced it is 52 percent leased on the first 80 units at Union Place since opening in mid-March.
Pending Freddie Mac Relief Refinance Changes to Help Lenders Refinance More Borrowers
Freddie Mac announced plans to build on the success of its Relief Refinance Mortgage Program, which includes the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP 2.0), by aligning requirements for mortgages with loan-to-value ratios that are equal to or less than 80 percent with those for mortgages with LTV ratios greater than 80 percent.
Second Quarter Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Up 25 Percent from Q2 2011
Commercial/multifamily mortgage origination volumes during the second quarter of 2012 were up 25 percent from second quarter 2011 levels, and up 39 percent from the first quarter of 2012, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.