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Market Report: Ones to Watch
Three multifamily experts share their top 10 markets to watch in the year ahead
Balfour Beatty Joins DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge
Balfour Beatty Communities L.L.C., a multifamily development and management specialist, has opted to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) and HUD’s Better Buildings Challenge
Washington D.C. Market Snapshot: Apartment Stock Poised to Rise in 2014
Apartment performance in the Greater Washington, D.C. area could lag this year, as the booming construction hits right at a time when the metro’s job market is cooling down.
Solar Lighting Communicates As It Illuminates
Technological advances has meant that solar-powered lights are now a viable, cost-efficient and attractive alternative for use in parking lots and other outdoor areas of multifamily properties.
TODAY’S DEALS: George Smith Partners Secures $70M Cash-Out Refinance for Downtown LA Property
George Smith Partners provided financing for the takeout of a maturing construction debt; and Edgewood Capital supplies $2.15M for acquisition of non-performing loan.
ZOM Texas Breaks Ground on a Luxury Community in Houston’s Galleria/Uptown District
ZOM Texas has broken ground on The Hudson, its third community in Houston. The project will add 431 units to the Galleria/Uptown market.
TODAY’S DEALS: Azure Partners Buys Newark Towers
HFF brokers a high-rise sale in Newark; Venture West Funding refinances six California apartment buildings; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a $10.7 million Freddie Mac refinancing.
New Garden Grove Apartments Mark a Push to Multifamily for Brandywine Homes
Single-family homebuilder Brandywine Homes is making a push into mutlifamily with the completion of Waterstone, a 25-unit community located in Garden Grove, Calif.
Oak Coast Properties Developing West Hollywood Apartment Community
Oak Coast Properties is developing a new 53-unit upscale apartment community in the high barrier market of West Hollywood.
MBA Survey: Multifamily Lending Volume Expected to Increase in 2014
A majority of respondents expect loans for CMBS, commercial banks, life companies, and pension funds to increase this year, while loans for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA will decrease.