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TODAY’S DEALS: Banner Essex Acquires 274 Units in Charlotte

Banner Essex Strategic Fund II completes its second buy; a condominium-entitled apartment trades hands for $14.2 million in Oceanside, Calif.; and The Greysteel Co. is retained as the exclusive agent for the sale of a 28.64-acre property in Northern Virginia.

Arriscraft Stone Achieves the Quarried Look without the Cost

Arriscraft uses a high-pressure bonding process to create man-made stone with a quarried stone look. The end result is a 100 percent dimensionally stable, non-fading stone that requires no waterproofing.

Deco Communities Developing $37M Luxury Condos in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Deco Communities has entered into a joint venture with Castlelake and Isles Ranch to develop Envy, a $37 million luxury residential tower to be built in the heart of the Old Town Scottsdale Entertainment District.

Economy Watch: Retail Sales See Healthy Uptick

The Census Bureau reported that retail and food services sales for March, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences—but not for price changes—came in at $433.9 billion, an increase of 1.1 percent from February.

County unveils new regional communications system, center

With a simple turn of a knob on their radio devices, more than 30 public-safety agencies — including the Tucson Police and Fire departments, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and seven county hospitals — have the ability to communicate with one another during emergencies now that the county’s regional communication system and center have been […]

USA Properties Fund Completes Rehab on LA Seniors Community

The renovation of Huntington Plaza Apartments, a 184-unit low-income seniors housing property in the Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Park, has been completed. The entire cost of the property’s acquisition and rehabilitation was $30.2 million.

Sacramento Affordable Housing Community Receives Grant for Green Upgrades

Mutual Housing California has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Bank of Sacramento in order to make green renovations at Greenway Village Mutual Housing Community, a 54-unit affordable housing community located in South Sacramento, Calif.

TODAY’S DEALS: MIG Snaps Up 168-Units in Denver

ARA brokers an apartment sale outside Denver; San Antonio Commercial Advisors completes a value-add transaction in San Antonio; and Bernard Financial arranges a $5.2 million loan.

Cypress Landing Affordable Apartments Reopen in Shreveport

Cypress Landing, formerly known as University Oaks I and II, has received a “grand reopening” in Shreveport, La.

Economy Watch: Consumers Feeling Better About Current Conditions, Outlook

The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for April came in at 82.6, according to the university, an increase from 80.0 at the end of March, and 79.9 in mid-March. The latest reading is the highest since last summer.