Finance & Investment
TODAY’S DEALS: Walker & Dunlop Provides $71.3M for SoCal Apartments
Walker & Dunlop provides MG Properties with two loans; Centerline Capital refinances a 131-unit Manhattan asset; and HFF closes a $29 million sale of a development site on Biscayne Bay in Miami.
MHN PROFILE: Opportunities Still Exist in Chicago for Acquisition of Lender-Owned Assets, Says Kiser
If you are interested in acquiring small-scale distressed properties, Lee Kiser, principal of Kiser Group, has this to say: “Welcome to the club.”
First-Quarter Economic Growth Stronger Than Expected
Recent data indicate that economic growth in the first quarter has accelerated to an above-trend—but likely unsustainable—pace of 3.2 percent, according to Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group.
MHN Interview: New Issues Affecting Affordable and Market-Rate Development
MHN talks with Orlando Carera, counsel, and Greg Young, a new partner, both in the Real Estate Practice Group of Squire Sanders, about development and investment trends, and their thoughts on how the sequester will affect the multifamily industry.
Arbor Expands CMBS Lending Platform with Appointment of Three Industry Veterans
Arbor Commercial Mortgage announced the second phase expansion and development of its CMBS and Syndication platform with the addition of three industry veterans.
APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: April 2013
Condo prices showed the first annual increase since 2007, registering a gain of 7 percent in 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: March 2013
Multifamily permits are now being issued at a rate of more than 300,000 units per year, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Bridge Money
Developers are enjoying the greatly improved terms of structured financing.
Long Beach Senior Affordable Community Finally Holds Groundbreaking
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor A major step was taken to ensure that an important residential development in Long Beach will have new life following a number of funding delays due to redevelopment legislation. However, the Ramona Park senior affordable housing development has managed to pull through and recently held a groundbreaking ceremony, confirming the […]
MHN Interview: Multifamily Lending in 2013
What does 2013 hold for multifamily lending? MHN talks to Stephen Rosenberg, CEO, Greystone, about what he expects to see with lending and securitization, and how he thinks the sequester will affect the industry.