Finance & Investment

SPECIAL REPORT: Multifamily Market is Enjoying the Best of Times. Here’s Why.

Fannie Mae’s Jeffery Hayward discussed apartment vacancy rates at the MBA conference.

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.

MassHousing’s $66M Financing Strategy

Why MassHousing provided $66 million for an affordable seniors community.

NMHC Special Report: Working Towards Workforce Housing

A panel at the 2015 NMHC Apartment Strategies Outlook Conference tackles the shortcomings of the workforce housing space, and discusses some creative strategies to bring quality, affordable housing to the middle class.

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.

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.

Walker & Dunlop Announces Loan Originator Headcount Reaches 100

Walker & Dunlop Inc. recently announced that it now has 103 loan originators on its nationwide platform.

Hot Markets Ahead

Experts predict the top multifamily markets to keep an eye on in 2015.