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Freddie Mac Announces Eleventh $1 Billion Multifamily Securities Offering This Year, K-020

Freddie Mac announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (“K Certificates”), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities.

Economy Watch: Homes See Significant Annual Increase in July

CoreLogic reported on Tuesday that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased by 3.8 percent in July 2012 compared to July 2011.

FHA Multifamily Programs

A guide to popular multifamily financing from the Federal Housing Administration.

Integrated Branding and Design

A new approach to housing development.

Apartment Rents, Occupancies Still Rising

According to Axiometrics, national effective rents for the U.S. apartment market increased 0.54 percent from June to July, bringing year-to-date effective rent growth up to 4.42 percent.

HFF Closes Sale on Multifamily Community Near Oregon State University

HFF announced that it has closed the sale for Grand Oaks Apartment Homes, a community near Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.

TODAY'S DEALS: Beech Street Closes $26.3M Loan for N.J. Acquisition

Beech Street closes N.J. acquisition financing; CB Richard Ellis — N.E. Partners brokers a $21 million sale; and HFF closes a $14.5 million sale in Oregon.

Good Times

New Orleans and Gulf Coast see marked recovery from recession, Katrina.

Arbor Appoints Trevor Leslie Smith as Director in Boston Office

Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC today announced the appointment of Trevor Leslie Smith as director in the company’s Boston office.

Malaysia’s First Grand Hyatt Opens

Hyatt Hotel Corporation has announced the opening of Malaysia’s first Grand Hyatt, the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.