Finance & Investment
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.
ULI Coverage: Panelists Debate ‘Destinies’ in Opening Keynote
Phoenix–With the economy beginning to see a thaw in the recession, there was a palpable if tenuous sense of hope at the Urban Land Institute’s spring meeting.
Non-Profit Community Developers Face Challenging Financing Environment
A constrained funding environment is a key challenge facing non-profit community development companies today, says Eileen Fitzgerald of NeighborWorks America.
Weinberg Foundation and Maryland to Fund Housing for the Disabled
Baltimore–The Weinberg Foundation and the state of Maryland have partnered to create the “Affordable Rental Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities” initiative, the first of its kind in the nation.