JLL: Investor Appetite for Multifamily Housing is Booming

Job growth drives the multifamily sector’s growing momentum, according to this video segment from JLL.

APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: January 2015

Housing starts rose by 18 percent over the month of September 2014 to 353,000 units, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

TODAY’S DEALS: Grandbridge Facilitates Non-Recourse Bridge Loan

Grandbridge Real Estate Capital completes a fixed-rate non-recourse loan secured by Thunderbird Retirement Resort; and R3 Funding closes a fifth funding deal in Rochester in the past year.

TODAY’S DEALS: Colliers Brokers Sale that Sets New Record in Marin County—$570 Per Sq. Ft.

Colliers International closes the sale of the 38-unit Casa Roja Apartments in Mill Valley, Calif.; and HFF arranges $57 million in takeout financing for a property in downtown Denver.

TODAY’S DEALS: Arbor Funds Five-Year FRM Under Freddie Mac’s New Loan Offering

Arbor Commercial Mortgage funded its first loan under the newly launched Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan initiative for Nettleton Commons in Syracuse, N.Y.; and BMC Capital provides a $829,411 cash-out refinance.

TODAY’S DEALS: Capital One Multifamily Closes $63.3M Freddie Mac Acquisition Loan

Capital One Multifamily Finance provides a 10-year fixed-rate loan for the acquisition of Artessa at Quarry Village; and a Berkshire Group affiliate purchases a Class-A property in Oakland, Calif.

It Takes a Village: Restoring Santa Monica’s Civic Center

“Santa Monica moved towards that rare event in Los Angeles–a pedestrian-oriented place,” writes architect James Mary O’Connor.

TODAY’S DEALS: KeyBank Provides $334.4M Credit Facility for National Assisted Living Portfolio

KeyBank Real Estate Capital closes a $334.4 million Fannie Mae credit facility for Enlivant; and NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office finalizes transactions totaling $13.34 million.

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Secures $46.73M 30-Year, Fixed-Rate Permanent Loan from M&T Bank

HFF announces it has secured $46.73 million in financing for the recently completed The Trails at Timberline; and BMC Capital provides a $4.8 million loan for a Houston property.