TODAY’S DEALS: Kushner Cos. Acquires New York Walk-Up Portfolio for $131.5M

Kushner Companies closes on the acquisition of a 16-building, 291-unit portfolio of Manhattan and Brooklyn multifamily walk-up properties; and HFF secures financing for a property near the University of Houston.

Question: What is Both Green and Economical? Answer: Shipping Containers

Shipping containers are refurbished for use in construction, saving both resources and costs.

TODAY’S DEALS: Hunt Mortgage Supplies $44.4M Full-Term, Interest-Only Loan

Hunt Mortgage Group provides a $44.4 million Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the acquisition and upgrade of a multifamily property; and Walker & Dunlop structures a $54.8 million Fannie Mae loan.

TODAY’S DEALS: Meridian Capital Arranges $160M for Moinian Group

Meridian Capital Group negotiates a $160 million loan for the refinance of two mixed-use properties; and GFI sells walkups in Elmhurst, N.Y., for $5.2 million.

TODAY’S DEALS: Walker & Dunlop Originates Freddie Mac Loan With 75-Day Early Rate Lock

Walker & Dunlop announced that it originated a $25.4 million loan for the refinance of Silverhawk Apartments & Centre; and CBRE completed a $58.3 million sale of an apartment community.

TODAY’S DEALS: Hunt Mortgage Closes Loan Under Freddie Mac’s Small Loans Program

Hunt Mortgage Group provides a small loan for a property located in Los Angeles; and Largo obtains financing for manufactured housing communities.

TODAY’S DEAL: Oak Grove Capital Arranges $82M Financing in Manhattan

Oak Grove Capital completes refinancing for a mixed-income high-rise on the Upper West Side; and Walker & Dunlop provides a $42 million Freddie Mac loan.

Run, Don’t Walk, if You Can Match These Criteria: Q&A with Eric Silverman, Eastham Capital

Having raised $100 million for its latest fund, a private equity firm seeks distressed properties, property management partners.

TODAY’S DEALS: Berkadia Provides Financing, Negotiates $40M Sale

Berkadia announced the financing and sale of two properties in Oregon; Hunt Mortgage supplies a $43.65 million acquisition loan; and a Bascom/Oaktree venture closes in a Dallas suburb.

APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: February 2015

The prices of multifamily properties sold fell to $144,149 per unit in the third quarter compared to $124,768 in the previous quarter, reports PPR, a Costar company.