Finance & Investment
SPECIAL REPORT: Multifamily Conditions are Showing Significant and Rapid Improvements Across the Board
Dallas–The environment for apartment development may be starting to appear attractive again.
DEAL OF THE DAY: Colony Capital, The Cogsville Group Invest in 1,600 Commercial Real Estate Loans Held by FDIC
Colony Capital LLC and The Cogsville Group LLC have closed on the purchase from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) of a $1.8 billion portfolio of more than 1,600 commercial real estate loans acquired by the FDIC as receiver of 21 failed financial institutions.
DEAL OF DAY: Transwestern Arranges Off-Market $16.65M Sale in Rising Phoenix Market
Phoenix–In a move that it says signals the emerging recovery of Phoenix’s multifamily
What’s happened to the distressed multifamily market?
As the great recession peaked, and portfolios were reassessed, we anticipated a vast sell-off of distressed multifamily communities or their notes. But a funny thing happened on the way to the fire sale: Many properties didn’t show up.
Malcolm Gladwell Speaks at Colliers International’s First Global Leadership Summit
York‑Colliers held its first annual Global Leadership Summit in Manhattan recently. The three-day meeting, which brought together clients and Colliers brokers from all over the world, concluded with a talk by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell at the Jazz at Lincoln Center theater.
Vancouver’s Big Win
Unlike some other Olympic Villages, the newly named Millennium Water is a permanent installation, on track to becoming Canada’s first LEED Platinum neighborhood
Population Boom
Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT’s Jay Olander notes that the United States will be home to 94 million more people in 2030 than in 2000.
Selling Standards
Companies have reasons to abide by common rules when reporting real estate investment performance.
Rent Control: An Intelligent Discourse is Needed
Moving forward toward a more balanced approach.
Fannie Mae Foresees Upturn in Multifamily Starts Soon
Washington, D.C.–Multifamily property starts are set to rebound in the coming quarters, according to the June 2010 Economic Outlook released this week by Fannie Mae’s Economic & Mortgage Market Analysis Group.