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Western National Property Management Appoints New Regional VP for Arizona Office

Western National Property Management has appointed industry executive Mark McElvain, CPM as regional vice president of property management for its Arizona office.

Terry Danner Is New President of Riverstone Residential

Riverstone Residential Group has named 21-year industry veteran, Terry Danner, as President. Danner will report to Walt Smith, Riverstone’s Chief Executive Officer, and oversee the company’s property operations while Smith directs the global operations, business strategy and board of director efforts for the organization.

Water Saving Showerhead from Moen Inc. Brand

Cleveland Faucet Group (CFG), a Moen Incorporated brand, has introduced its new Water Saving showerhead, designed specifically for the multifamily market.

Bill Granger Joins CTO of Walker & Dunlop

Bill Granger has joined Walker & Dunlop as chief technology officer in the company’s Bethesda, Md. headquarters. Granger will be responsible for Walker & Dunlop’s information technology infrastructure at a time of significant growth for the company.

INVESTMENT: Carlton Offers Over $300M of Multifamily, Land and Other Assets for Sale

Carlton Advisory Services Inc. has been retained to bid more than $300 million of hospitality, multifamily, office, retail and land assets, according to Carlton Chairman Howard L. Michaels. The majority of the assets are located in Florida, with the remainder located in California, Virginia, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, S. Carolina and Tennessee.

Severe Winter Weather Causes Pending Condo Sales to Drop

Pending home sales, including both single-family and condo properties, showed an unexpected decline in January, according to the National Association of Realtors (the organization doesn’t separate the kinds of residential property in this case), partly due to bad weather across the Northeast.

Report: Seniors Housing Occupancy Falls, Rents Rise in 4Q of 2009

Occupancy rates fell for seniors housing in the last quarter of 2009, but the property type still enjoyed moderate rent growth, according to NIC MAP, a data and analysis service of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC).

DEAL OF THE DAY: HFF arranges $12M Construction Loan through Bank for Wood Partners’ Apartment Project

The Boston office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP) arranged a $12 million construction loan for Alta at Indian Woods Apartments, a 154-unit, to-be-built multi-housing community in Stoughton, Mass.