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Freddie Mac Offers 11th Batch of K Certificates This Year

Freddie Mac has made a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (also known as “K Certificates”), which are expected to settle on Sept. 25. The K Certificate offering, which is composed of multifamily mortgage-backed securities, will total about $1.1 billion.

TODAY’S DEALS: IPA Brokers Largest San Antonio Sale of Year

IPA sells a 484-unit asset; SBV Communities completes its second purchase in a week; and Alliant Capital completes a $3.1 miilion refinance for a Los Angeles apartment property.

What’s Cooking?

From style to amenities, MHN uncovers what renters are looking for in the kitchen.

Crescent Resources to Develop $68 Million Community in Tampa, Fla.

Crescent Resources, a Charlotte, N.C.-based real estate development company, announced that it is starting work on a $68 million community in Tampa, Fla.

The Chapman, Hampton VA

Mary L. Green, a resident of The Chapman for the past four years, says she loves where she lives.

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KTGY Principal Rohit Anand to be National Keynote Speaker on Emerging Trends Shaping Multifamily Development & Design

Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that KTGY’s Principal Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB and thought leader, has been invited to be the keynote speaker at The Excellence Awards 2012.

Americans’ Outlook on Housing Continues to Inch Forward Despite Dip in Overall Economic Confidence

Consumer sentiment regarding the housing market continues its modestly positive trend, according to results from Fannie Mae’s August 2012 National Housing Survey.

Tianjin Eco-city to Emerge as a Blueprint for China’s Future Urbanization Efforts

Companies and residents have started moving into the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city, a joint Chinese-Singaporean project located 150 km southeast of Beijing.

Taubman TBCL’s First Foray Into the Chinese Market

Taubman TCBL and Beijing Wangfujing Department Store Co. Ltd are teaming up for a joint venture that will own a majority stake and manage an upcoming retail development in Xi’an, China.