News

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Arranges $86.8M Acquisition Financing for Crow Fund Through TIAA-CREF

HFF worked on behalf of a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital Partners LLC to secure a 10-year, fixed-rate loan; and Beech Street closes on a $17 million Fannie Mae refinance loan.

New Dawn

Multifamily in California sees renaissance as economic woes recede.

GSE Pullback

Multi-housing readies for less financing from Fannie and Freddie.

Economy Watch: Jobs Report Mostly Positive, Wall Street Reacts

The headline numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—a net of 165,000 new jobs in April, and upward revisions for the previous months—were well received, especially by investors.

Gaia Pays $55M for Two East Providence Multifamily Communities

Gaia Real Estate has purchased the Winchester Park and Winchester Wood multifamily communities in East Providence for $55 million or $115,000 per unit.

Legendary Ft. Worth Ranch to Become Urban Village

The famous Edwards Ranch, located in the heart of Ft. Worth, Texas, on the banks of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, will soon be transformed into Clearfork, a 270-acre urban village to be developed by Cassco Development Co., in partnership with Rosewood Property Co.

MHN TV: Sources of Capital: Life Companies, Conduits, Banks

Denny St. Romain, managing director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Jones Lang LaSalle, discusses three sources of commercial real estate financing today: life companies, conduits and banks.

Conduits Competing Directly with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Vic Clark, managing director of Centerline Capital Group, explains the increasing competitiveness of CMBS financing in the commercial real estate world.

TODAY’S DEALS: Development Site Near Hudson Yards Sells For $21.25M

A development site positioned in New York City’s Hudson Yards Special District at 511-515 West 36th Street has traded for $21.25 million; and Alliant Capital completes $24.71 million in acquisition loans.

Turnaround Experts

Adam Stein on WinnDevelopment’s Adaptive Reuse Strategy.