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Editor's Note: It's Election Season Again
How will multifamily trade associations use the down time?
A New Take on Affordable Housing
The term “luxury” isn’t the first word you think of when you hear “affordable housing,” but NMS Properties is looking to change this with their Luxe @ Broadway apartments.
Fannie Mae Ups Multifamily MBS Issuance
Fannie Mae reports that during the fourth quarter of 2011, it issued $7.2 billion multifamily MBS, the highest quarterly issuance since the GSE started bringing its multifamily MBS business back from a standstill in 2009.
Daniel Corporation Expands Development Platform with Focus on Multifamily
Daniel Corporation, a Southeast-based real estate development, management and investment firm, has announced an expanded pipeline of development with a strategic focus on multifamily for 2012.
Transit-oriented Development Becomes Focus of Local Governments
As national recovery from the latest recession continues to move slowly, state and local officials are eyeing measures they hope will hasten economic growth in their own communities.
TODAY'S DEALS: HFF Lands $52M in Acquisition Financing for Texas Student Housing
HFF secures financing for two student housing acquisitions; and Tryko Partners nearly doubles its multifamily holdings in 2011.
Special Report: 'Capital is Constrained' Says NMHC Apartment Strategies Panel
In Part 2 of MHN’s Special Report from the NMHC Annual Meeting, the industry opines on the availability of infill sites, the dangers of overbuilding and opportunities in tertiary markets.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Beginnings of Election-Year Arguments
Some good news, some less than good news this week–and the beginnings of full-blown, election-year arguments over economic policy.
According to Market Report, Long Island City, N.Y., is Thriving
Last year was a very good year for Long Island City, N.Y., which leveraged the rising rents in Manhattan and Brooklyn to attract many first-time residents.
Economy Watch: New Homes Sales Sink to Record Low in 2011
New home sales took an unexpected 2.2 percent dive in December compared with the previous month, coming in at an annualized rate of 307,000 units.