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Economy Watch: Yellen Worried About Employment, Non-Committal on Rates
The Federal Reserve has long been adept at maintaining a poker face, and Chair Janet Yellen seems to be carrying on the practice.
TODAY’S DEALS: Heitman Affiliate Buys a Class A Asset in Oregon
HFF closes a sale and $40 million loan for a Heitman affiliate in Oregon; UC Funds structures a $7.4 million bridge loan for an apartment community in Corpus Christi; and HFF secures $9.85 million for apartment building in downtown Indianapolis.
TODAY’S DEALS: 29th Street Capital Buys Value-Add Apartment in Georgia
29th Street Capital acquires a 210-unit asset in Marietta, Ga.; Bascom completes its second acquisition under its new private capital program; and Eastern Consolidated arranges a $15.5 million sale of a mixed-use portfolio.
Economy Watch: Fed Seems More Optimistic
The Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes of its July 29-30 meeting, striking a tone of mild optimism, in as much as the tone of the meeting was actually reflected by the minutes.
TODAY’S DEALS: Omninet Capital Buys Value-Add Portfolio in Tucson
Colliers’ Cooke team brokers a 1,166-unit sale in Tucson, Ariz.; Hunt Mortgage Group provides a $5.5 million interest-only loan to refinance a California apartment asset; and The Largo Group of Companies arranges $10.5 million in financing for properties in New York state.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Spike in July
U.S. housing starts jumped in July compared with June, according to the Census Bureau, a reversal of the preceding months, which have been generally sluggish for housing starts.
TODAY’S DEALS: West Houston Apartment Community Trades Hands
TA Associates completes its disposition of the 300-unit Cinco Ranch; Clarion Partners expands in Denver with a 273-unit purchase; and Arbor finances $35.6 million in multifamily deals from North Carolina to California.
Combined Single- and Multifamily Gains Boost Housing Starts in July, Says NAHB
Fueled by strong single- and multifamily growth, nationwide housing starts rose 15.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.093 million units in July, the highest level since November 2013, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economy Watch: State Unemployment Rates Edge Up in July
Thirty states had unemployment rate increases in July compared with June, eight experienced decreases and 12 states and the District of Columbia had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: August 2014
The three-month moving average of multifamily housing starts now exceeds the average recorded between 2000 and 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders.