MARKET SNAPSHOT: Job Growth, Increased Apartment Demand Expected to Revitalize Detroit

Detroit may be bankrupt, but its thriving real estate market could be a veritable lifebelt leading to the city’s recovery.

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Arranges $230M for Six-Property Multi-State Student Housing Portfolio

HFF arranges $230 million for a student housing portfolio; IPA brokers a 268-unit sale for AvalonBay; and Sperry Van Ness – Imbrie Realty completes a $5.5 million value-add transaction in Oregon.

BC Properties Acquires Nashville Apartment for $57M

BC Properties has acquired the Lakes of Bellevue, a 624-unit apartment community, for $57 million from Harbor International Group.

The Chetrit Group Obtains $160M in Financing for NYC Student Housing

Meridian Capital arranges $160 million for The Chetrit Group’s refinance of a student housing property in New York that was formerly a nursing home.

Economy Watch: Residential Foreclosures Still Slowing Down

RealtyTrac reports that foreclosure filings are down 8 percent month-over-month, and DataQuick details a slow down in the SoCal home sale market.

TODAY’S DEALS: Arbor Funds a Series of Loans in the Southwest and Tennessee

Arbor Commercial Funding originates $37.5 million for properties in California, Texas and Tennessee; Centerline provides a $24 million acquisition loan for Massachusetts mid-rise; and NorthMarq Capital secures $17 million in financing that was highly sought by CMBS lenders.

MHN Interview: JoAnn Blaylock, Grand Campus Living

MHN speaks with JoAnn Blaylock of Grand Campus Living about how the private student housing industry has transformed into a vibrant and trendsetting sector of multifamily.

Crescent Breaks Ground on Downtown Orlando Community

Work has started on Crescent Central Station in downtown Orlando. Developer Crescent Communities says the 279-unit TOD apartment community will be completed by early 2015.

Economy Watch: Yellen Says Fed Will Stay the Course

Yellen outlines a plan of continuity, though the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that job openings are slightly down. In addition, the House votes to raise the debt ceiling with no strings attached. The Senate is likely to do the same.

TODAY’S DEALS: M West Adds 248 Units to LA Portfolio

M West Holdings acquires an apartment in Torrance, Calif.; Besen & Associates brokers the sale of a Section 8 community in the Bronx; and a three-property Santa Monica apartment portfolio trades for $28.5 million.