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Economy Watch: Home Prices Continue Their Slide
The recent modest upticks in residential property sales, at least for existing homes, haven’t translated to price increases in most U.S. housing markets, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Indices.
HFF Portland hires Ira Virden as Director
HFF announced today that it has hired Ira Virden as a director in its Portland office. Virden will focus on multi-housing investment sales transactions in the Pacific Northwest.
Hunt Companies Selects Grace Hill Inc. as Provider of Learning Management System
Grace Hill Inc., a provider of online education and learning management systems for the multifamily housing industry, announced that Hunt Companies Inc. has selected the company as its provider of online education courseware for their military housing property management associates.
It's a Slow but Steady Recovery for Seniors Housing
The seniors housing sector is fighting its way back to health, and the numbers tell the story.
Economy Watch: Americans' Personal Income, Savings Up
U.S. personal income grew 0.5 percent in December, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Monday.
Survey Points to Larger Numbers of Renters by Choice
Only 59.5 percent of renters said that they ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ would renew their apartment leases, according to a new survey by Kingsley Associates. The figure represents a new three-year low.
Send in the Cloud: A Look at Cloud Computing and Multifamily
Multifamily adopts the mantra ‘services not servers.’
First and Foremost: Agenda 2012
GSE reform and tax reform are top legislative priorities for trade associations.
TODAY'S DEALS: RED Finances $72M Loan for Bay Area Community
Red Mortgage Capital funds a $72 million rehabilitation loan; Walker & Dunlop provides $163.8 million for four assets in Connecticut; and Marcus & Millichap provides a $9.2 million cash-out refinancing in transfer of ownership from TIC to LLC.
A Breath of Relief in the Mid-Atlantic
Industry experts don’t expect the 2012 election to slow the pace of recovery for the top-performing Washington, D.C. metro; in Philadelphia, diverse economics continue to shine favorably on the market.