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Brookfield Multiplex Begins Construction on $88M Seniors Community in Sydney’s Vaucluse Suburb

Global contractor Brookfield Multiplex has broken ground on an $88 million (AUD $100 million) seniors community in Sydney’s Vaucluse suburb.

Economy Watch: RIP QE3

The Federal Open Market Committee has officially let the world know that the central bank’s stimulus of the economy, often known by the shorthand QE3, is over.

PointOne Holdings Acquires 344-Unit MF in Metro Atlanta for $18.65M

PointOne Holdings has acquired Madison at Waterford, a 344-unit multifamily community in the Atlanta metro area city of Lithia Springs, Ga., for $18.65 million, and will rebrand the community as Waterford Point.

Cities Throughout the World Grapple with Affordable Housing Issues

Urban centers globally, such as Hong Kong and London, are also grappling with affordable housing shortages.

Pennrose’s Fairview Village Wins National NAHRO Award

Fairview Village, an affordable apartment community developed by Pennrose Properties LLC in partnership with the Housing Authority of Chester County, Pennsylvania, has won a 2014 National Agency Award of Excellence from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).

TODAY’S DEALS: Investors Bank Closes $88M in Apartment Transactions

Investors Bank expands its lending footprint; Bascom buys in Los Angeles county; and NorthMarq Capital facilitates $12.5 million acquisition financing.

Broadstone Lincoln Earns LEED Platinum Certification

Millennium Partners has unveiled plans for Millennium Tower Boston at 40 Franklin St., across from the site of the former Filene’s Department Store and the Burnham Building. All together, the tower will include 442 for-sale residential units.

Six Units Remain at Victoria Condo Development in DC

Urban Pace has announced that it has sold 10 of 16 condominium units at Drummond Development’s recently completed Victoria condominium development in Washington, D.C.

Ground Broken on StreetLights Rental Project in Houston

The Carter, a new 20-story high-rise development from Dallas-based StreetLights Residential, has broken ground in the Museum District of Houston.

Economy Watch: Apartment Market Still Strong

The National Multifamily Housing Council Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions found that U.S. apartment markets expanded across all four areas that the organization measures.