Finance & Investment
Cranes Move, Construction Begins at Buckhead Atlanta
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor Lifeless cranes will no longer stand watch over the luxury mixed-use development formerly known as Streets of Buckhead; developer OliverMcMillan, who took over the project in May 2011, has reportedly restarted work on the 1.5-million-square-foot mixed-use project now entitled Buckhead Atlanta. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the San Diego-based […]
Private Investment Venture Snags All Foreclosed Properties in Macomb County for $4.9 M
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor Former yacht dealer and millionaire Bill McMachen and an unnamed partner snapped up all foreclosed properties in Macomb County at a public auction held last week at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights. For $4.9 million or an average of $7,500 per property, the two buyers acquired an unprecedented lot of […]
MIG Real Estate LLC Acquires Two Residential Communities in Lakewood
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor MIG Real Estate LLC has acquired two residential communities in the Lakewood submarket of Denver. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment company purchased The Hamptons and The Huntington, representing the fifth and sixth acquisition for the company in Colorado. The Hamptons is a 312-unit residential community located at 8507 […]
California Struggles with $1.7 Billion Loss in Redevelopment Funding
While this event may have been a blip on the screens of national developers, caution is in order for the multi-housing industry as a whole. Redevelopment agencies have been abolished in California, and it’s not a trend developers would like to see spread to the other 48 states.
Plans Unveiled for $42M Waters Edge Resort on Bear Lake
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor The developers of the Waters Edge Resort have unveiled their plans for their $42 million project adjacent to Bear Lake. The project will include a hotel, as well as retail and business space, but also a residential component in the form of condominium units. Waters Edge Resort will capitalize on […]
Strong Market Challenges
Multifamily remains the best-financed commercial real estate sector, but expect hurdles in acquisition/rehab financing.
MHN Interview: The Importance of Relationship Lending
Joseph Orefice, senior vice president of Investors Bank’s Commercial Lending Group, talks about the lending trends in multifamily and how, despite being relatively new to the market, his company was able to become a major player in the real estate lending industry.
PROFILE: Wharton Equity Partners
Peter Lewis, chairman, president and founder of Wharton Equity Partners, has seen several real estate cycles. So does he have any predictions for the current one?
MHN Interview: Mara Geltzeiler, SVP, Centerline Capital
Centerline Capital Group, a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company, recently hired Mara Geltzeiler as senior vice president for its Mortgage Banking Group. Before joining Centerline, Geltzeiler worked for Freddie Mac in their Northeast Region.
NAREE Special Report: Housing Demand Grows; Will Supply Follow?
If there are two points economists during the NAREE conference agreed on, it was that housing demand is growing in the face of short supply and that the extent varies at a local level, from submarket to submarket around the country.