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2013 NMHC 50 Names Nation’s Largest Apartment Owners, Managers
Boston Capital (155,521 units owned) and Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC (198,533 units managed) remained the nation’s largest apartment owner and manager, respectively, for the third consecutive year, according to the National Multi Housing Council’s new 2013 NMHC 50.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 4.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 5, 2013.
Michael Scurti Joins The Simon Companies as Chief Financial Officer
The Simon Companies, a professional developer, owner and manager of commercial and multifamily real estate, has hired Michael Scurti as the company’s new chief financial officer.
Economy Watch: Employers Offer More Jobs in February
According to the JOLTS report the number of U.S. job openings at the end of February was 3.9 million, up from 3.6 million January.
HFF Arranges $233 Million in Financing for 1,523-unit Breakers Resort
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler has recently announced that it has arranged $230 million in financing for The Breakers Resort in Denver. Working exclusively on behalf of The Bascom Group LLC, the borrower, the HFF team secured a $165 million first mortgage, a floating-rate loan which includes a three-year term with two, one-year extension options provided through Bank of America and CIBC.
Trammell Crow Residential Announces the Appointment of Leonard Wood Jr.
Trammell Crow Residential announced that Leonard Wood Jr. has joined as a senior managing director.
Riorda, Ryan and Whelan to Open Lee & Associates’ First Office in Maryland
Lee & Associates has opened a Maryland office, which will provide an important link with its national and Northeast outreach.
Washington Heights Apartment Fetches $8.6M
500 Fort Washington Ave., an apartment building in the Washington Heights neighborhood of northern Manhattan, has traded hands for $8.62 million.
The Opus Group to Build Luxury Apartments in Kansas City
The Opus Group, a Minneapolis-based commercial real estate company, announced that its subsidiary Opus Design Build LLC is the design-build contractor for a new luxury community in Kansas City, Mo., called 51 Main.
Dweck Properties Acquires D.C.-Area Multifamily Community for Record Price
Dweck Properties purchased Archstone Crystal Towers, a 912-unit, transit-oriented, high-rise community located in Arlington, Va., from Equity Residential for $322.25 million, which was the largest sum ever paid for a single multifamily property in the Washington, D.C., region.