TODAY’S DEALS: Lincoln Completes Largest Texas M-F Sale of 2014

ARA brokers Lincoln Property Co.’s sale of a 784-unit asset in Irving, Texas; NorthMarq Capital completes a $20.5 million refinance for a San Francisco property; and Dougherty Mortgage closes $5.5 million for an affordable asset in St. Paul, Minn.

TODAY’S DEALS: Abacus Capital Picks Up Chicago Asset from AEW JV

HFF arranges a 100-unit sale in Chicago; Boston Capital invests in two LIHTC developments in Boulder, Colo.; and Hendricks-Berkadia negotiates the sale of an apartment community in Tampa, Fla.

TODAY’S DEALS: Embrey Partners Sells 263 Units in Colorado

Inland Real Estate Group buys a Colorado asset from Embrey Partners; KeyBank provides $28.7 million for a development in North Carolina; and NorthMarq Capital closes on a $10.8 million refinance that won favorable pricing.

TODAY’S DEALS: Toronto-Based Starlight Acquires Houston Apartments

Starlight U.S. Multi-Family Core Fund acquires a 257-unit asset in Houston; RED Capital Group provides $10.1 for the acquisition and rehab of a low income seniors housing asset; and Carroll Organization adds a multifamily asset to its Florida portfolio.

TODAY’S DEALS: Berkadia Arranges $146M for First Seniors Housing Early Index Lock Deal

Berkadia closes a first-ever seniors housing Early Index Lock transaction; Investor’s Bank closes 80 deals in 1Q14 with strong multifamily business; and Cohen Financial secures $16 million in equity for a condominium development in South Florida.

TODAY’S DEALS: Security Properties Grabs 192-Units in Las Vegas

Security Properties enters Las Vegas with a $23 million apartment purchase; Marcus & Millichap brokers a $3.5 million rehab sale in St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Red Capital signs a $10.1 million FHA 223(f) loan with ReBuild America to preserve affordable housing.

Apartments and the International Investor

While apartments were relatively unknown as an investment class in the 1980s, risk-return characteristics have proven solid overtime, and now everyone wants a piece of the North American multifamily market.

TODAY’S DEALS: Hayman Buys 1,002-Units in Ann Arbor

Hayman Company buys two adjacent apartment assets in Michigan; NorthMarq closes a $30 million construction loan; and HFF closes sale of, and secures financing for, AEW, Marquette’s Chicago property.

TODAY’S DEALS: Harbour Realty Partners Sells Oregon Asset

ARA brokers a 278-unit sale just outside Portland, Ore.; and HFF arranges financing for a mixed-use development that will serve as a focal point at The College of New Jersey.

TODAY’S DEALS: Construction Loan Kicks-Off NOVUS Development in Maryland

HFF arranges a construction loan with EagleBank for a Maryland TOD development; Avesta Communities acquires a 314-unit property in South Florida; and Marcus & Millichap brokers a 160-unit sale in Mississippi.