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Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform Legislation Advances
The National Multifamily Housing Council and National Apartment Association have issued a joint statement from NMHC senior vice president of government affairs Cindy Chetti, hailing the Senate Banking Committee’s passage of housing finance reform legislation.
Selling Condo Hotels
New SEC regulations facilitate the sale of condominium hotel units.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Gain Ground in April
The Census Bureau reported that private housing starts came in at an annualized rate of 1.072 million units in April, a sizable 13.2 percent upswing from March, when starts were an annualized 947,000 units.
TODAY’S DEALS: Milestone Completes $28M Apartment Acquisition in Atlanta
Toronto-based Milestone buys in Atlanta; NorthMarq completes a $27M refinancing and helps a borrower avert prepayment penalty; and Marcus & Millichap, IPA handle a Phoenix apartment sale.
Multifamily Surge Propels Housing Starts Over 1 Million Mark in April, Says NAHB
Soaring production of multifamily apartments pushed nationwide housing starts above the million-unit mark in April, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders Confidence a Little Rattled
The National Association of Homebuilders reported that builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes weakened a bit in May.
TODAY’S DEALS: Treetop Completes $60M Sale of 12-Building Portfolio In Northern Manhattan
Treetop Development unloads its portfolio of 12 mixed-use apartment buildings for $60 million; National Real Estate Advisors sells a 111-unit community in Quincy, Mass.; and NorthMarq Capital funds a $13.7 million acquisition loan.
Economy Watch: FHFA Not Focusing on GSE Wind Down
The new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Melvin L. Watt, used his first major speech at the Brookings Institution to emphasize a change in focus for his agency, which is the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, currently the linchpins of the nation’s residential property finance.
TODAY’S DEALS: KRON-TV HQ Sale Paves Way for San Fran Development
NKFC&CCl brokers the sale of KRON Channel 4’s headquarters in San Francisco; a Los Angeles apartment trades hands for $10 million; and Centerline Capital completes a $2 million refinancing in Georgia.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Eke Out Small April Gain
Retail sales barely budged in April compared with March, according to the Census Bureau.