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Economy Watch: Good News…And Bad News…About Housing
More about the housing market: some of it good news, some of it not.
TODAY’S DEALS: Brookdale, HCP Enter Massive Senior Housing Buy
Brookdale Senior Living and HCP enter an $849 million purchase agreement; Investcorp ramps up its multifamily acquisition activity; and the Largo Group of Cos. arranges financing for manufactured housing throughout the Northeast.
Economy Watch: When Will Homebuilding Pick Up the Pace?
What’s this year in homebuilding going to look like?
Economy Watch: CRE Prices Continue to Rise
On the whole, commercial property values experienced increases in 2014, and this year will probably also be as good in terms of increasing valuation.
TODAY’S DEALS: Bridge Investment Group Bullish on San Antonio
ARA Newmark brokers a San Antonio sale; Silverwing Development Corp. lands permanent financing in Reno; and NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office provides supplemental financing.
An Inside Look at Fannie Mae’s New Plan to Reward Green Communities
Fannie Mae intends to reward multifamily properties with green building certifications, such as LEED, with lower interest rates.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Slide in the Short Term, But Always Grow Otherwise
Retail and food services sales nationwide took another dip in February, against expectations.
TODAY’S DEALS: Millennium Tower Boston Completes $650M in Sales in Four Months
Millennium Partners demonstrates an appetite for the ultra-luxury condos in Boston; Bluerock Residential Growth REIT is attracted to Austin; and Hunt Mortgage provides a Fannie Mae loan facility to a property located in Rochester, N.Y.
New Standards for Wind and Seismic Design and Construction
The American Wood Council recently introduced four new standards, which are referenced in the 2015 International Building Code.
Economy Watch: Americans Finally Optimistic About Economy—And Real Estate
Call it creeping optimism: according to a number of measures, Americans are now more hopeful about the direction of the economy than they were as recently as last year.