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Student Housing Community Planned for Downtown Atlanta
In a $7.9 million transaction brokered by Atlanta’s Bull Realty, a development site in downtown Atlanta has been sold to an affiliate of Valdosta, Ga.-based Ambling University Development Group.
Assurant Specialty Property Launches MyRentersProgram
Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of renters insurance and security deposit alternatives, has launched a new online portal for multifamily housing providers with less than 3,000 units to easily implement an insurance requirement within their lease agreements.
Harbor Group Makes $10M Equity Investment in Apartment Portfolio
Harbor Group International LLC has made a $10 million preferred equity investment in a multifamily portfolio in northwest suburban St. Louis. The portfolio consists of four properties totaling 1,447 units.
Tryko Partners Begins Extensive Renovation on Distressed Affordable Community in Maryland
Tryko Partners recently acquired Perrywood Gardens, a 184-unit affordable housing community in Aberdeen, Md. The company is currently implementing a $500,000 renovation program for the property.
TODAY’S DEALS: Waterton Associates Initiates Value-Add Play in Florida
Waterton Associates buys a 402-unit asset; Morgan Properties completes a historic acquisition; and AvalonBay prices a $250 million unsecured offering.
Thor Urbana Capital Launches a Half a Billion Dollar Investment in Mexico
Thor Urbana Capital recently announced that it is launching a major investment project, estimated at around half a billion dollars, across Mexico.
Health Care REIT Expands Portfolio
Ohio-based Health Care REIT Inc. has acquired a 192-unit senior housing development in Lake Barrington for $81.7 million from a joint venture between Senior Lifestyle Corp. and Walton Street Capital LLC,
Red Capital Analytics Introduces the Industry’s First Comprehensive Suite of Price Indices for Commercial Real Estate
Real Capital Analytics (RCA) recently announced the launch of the RCA Commercial Property Price Indices (RCA CPPI).
Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Down in Third Quarter
Delinquency rates decreased for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
Number of Improving Housing Markets Surges to 201 in December
The number of housing markets considered “improving” according to parameters established by the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index surged by 76 to a total of 201 metros in December.