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LISC Invests $1.1B in Low-Income Community Revitalization in 2010
New York–Last year, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation invested an aggregate $1.1 billion in grants, loans and equity to help give new life to low-income communities.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Regional Investors Eye Ohio for Cash-on-Cash Returns
Columbus, Ohio–Regional players may be developing more interest in Ohio, according to Mark Rohr, partner in Hendricks & Partners’ Midwest Apartment Group.
TODAY’S DEALS: ARA Executes Sale of 267-Unit Community in Charlotte, N.C. for $40.5M
ARA closes the sale of Elizabeth Square in N.C.; Salmanson acquires Nebraska student housing; and Berkadia Commercial Mortgage originates a $13.35 million loan through conduit.
Boston Capital Invests in Virginia Affordable Housing Development
Stuarts Draft, Va.–Boston Capital Corp. has agreed to become the latest investor in the construction of Montague Terrace Apartments, an affordable multifamily development in Stuarts Draft, Va.
Zillow Expands Zestimates to Include Rentals
eattle–Zillow has launched “Rent Zestimates,” a tool that can be used as a starting point for determining a home or apartment’s estimated monthly rent price, expanding on Zillow’s Zestimate home valuations.
Economy Watch: Hong Kong Boasts Top RE Billionaires
On Forbes’ list of billionaires, Hong Kong boasts the top real estate developers; the House votes on bills to do away with housing and development programs, even though the bills won’t pass the Senate; and oil still muddies the financial picture.
$70M HUD Loan Moves Mixed-Use TOD Forward in Northern Virginia
Ashburn, Va.–Financing is in place for The Residences at Loudoun Station, a mixed-use project marking the first phase of a 3.8 million square-foot transit-oriented development.
Jamboree Awarded Grant for Special Needs Services
Irvine, Calif.–Jamboree Housing Corporation received a $15,000 grant as part of CSH’s Assuring Quality Initiative to assist residents living with permanent mental illness and to help end homelessness.
FHLBank Atlanta Pays $8.3M for N.C. Affordable Housing
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta has awarded $8.3 million to assist in funding 18 affordable housing projects in North Carolina.
TODAY’S DEALS: NorthMarq Capital Arranges $21.8M Mortgage through Life Insurance Company
NorthMarq arranges $21.8 million in mortgage financing; HFF secures a $17.2 million refinance loan; and Marcus & Millichap arranges the sale of a 144-unit asset in Cleveland.