Midwest
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Chicago Sees Largest Payroll Expansion Since Financial Crisis
The Chicago metro area added 35,000 non-farm jobs in the last 12 months, indicating that employment in the nation’s third-most populous city is seeing a comeback.
M&R Development and RMK Management Corp. Break Ground on Luxury Chicago Community
M&R Development and RMK Management Corp. announced they have broken ground on 73 East Lake, a new luxury community in Chicago.
Bellwether Closes on $75M in Multifamily Financing
Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed on a $75 million loan to a Cincinnati-based owner/operator for the refinancing of five apartment properties in Texas and two in Ohio.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Vacancy Hits Lowest Level in Over a Decade in Kansas City
Submarkets across the Kansas City metro area posted substantially improved vacancies in the second quarter of 2012, some as low as 3.5 percent.
MAA Acquires KC Apartment Property
MAA has acquired Market Station, a mid-rise apartment property in the River Market area of Kansas City, Mo., for an unspecified price.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Indiana Apartment Complex
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has closed the sale of The Reserve, a 158-unit apartment complex in Evansville, Ill., on behalf of the property’s seller, Indianapolis-based SC Bodner Company Inc.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Weak Demand for Lower-Tier Product Leads to Stagnant Vacancies in Indianapolis
Although payrolls are gradually expanding following layoffs in May and June, the picture for multifamily in Indianapolis remains somewhat mixed.
Ann Arbor $50 Million Mixed-Use Building in the Works
Property owner Phil Sotiroff is hoping to convert his building on 1320 S. University into a $50 million mixed-use building in Ann Arbor, which would bring more student housing and encourage greater walkability and density to the South University Downtown Area.
Batter Up! The Harrison Brings a Bit of Chicago’s Wrigleyville to Ft. Wayne
As Major League Baseball fans know, games at Chicago’s Wrigley Field involve more than just the action on the field and the spectators in the stadium.
SBV Buys OKC Apartment Property
SBV Communities, the multifamily real estate division of Kansas City, Mo.-based Spectrum Business Ventures Inc., has bought the 119-unit Ridgeview Apartments in Oklahoma City for an unspecified price.