Finance & Investment
HUD Unveils Multifamily Refinance Program that Also Pays for Green Upgrades
Washington, D.C.–HUD has kicked off Green Refinance Plus, which will allow owners of affordable rental housing properties to refinance into new mortgages that include funding for energy upgrades.
Paul Dincin: Multifamily Workout Specialist
Catapult’s Paul Dincin and Brian Columbus specialize in assisting banks, special servicers and other financial institutions deal with their distressed multifamily properties, fractured condominium developments and other broken CRE assets.
SoCal Mortgage Banker Sees Burgeoning Opportunity in Multifamily Finance
Marina Del Rey, Calif.–Q10/Dwyer-Curlett has arranged $31.8 million in equity financing for the development of the Shores, a 544-unit apartment project to be built in Marina Del Rey. The deal is the first foray into multifamily finance by the company, which is a mortgage banking firm with three offices in southern California, and a member of Q10 Capital LLC, which specializes in commercial real estate finance.
U.S. Will Not See 3% GDP Growth Until 2014
U.S. GDP growth is not expected to hit 3 percent until 2014. That analysis comes from the international real estate group Grosvenor.
Housing Cuts in the 2011 Federal Budget
Though housing cuts were significant in the 2011 budget, they weren’t as deep as initially feared.
Lending Starts to Open for Small Properties
Here is good news for owners of small multifamily properties who may be seeking financing: Lenders are becoming active in this sector again.
WEB FEATURE: Global Market Report – South America
In the third and final piece of MHN’s global market report, a look at South America shows that potential for large-scale apartment communities exists in the region’s big cities.
WEB FEATURE: Global Market Report – Europe
Part two of MHN’s global market report focuses on Europe, a market that is surprisingly untapped and undeveloped compared to the U.S. model.
CMBS Delinquency Rate to Stay in High-Single to Double Digits
The CMBS conduit/fusion delinquency rate is now 9.22 percent, an increase of six basis points, according to Moody’s Investors Service. “We expect the delinquency rate to run high-single to low-double digits over the near term,” states Tad Philipp, director – CRE Research, of Moodys Investors Service.
WEB FEATURE: Global Market Report – Asia
In the first of this three-part report on the challenges of investing and developing multifamily real estate abroad, MHN dissects impediments and opportunities in the Asian market.