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TODAY’S DEALS: Home Properties Sells Virginia Apartment for $68M

Transwestern represents Home Properties in a 334-unit sale; Harbor Group International completes a 528-unit disposition; and Pembrook Capital provides $7.5 million in preferred equity for a development in Brooklyn.

Economy Watch: Residential Price Appreciation Slows Down

Home value specialist Zillow said that the pace of residential price appreciation nationwide slowed down in the third quarter of 2013, and it even turned negative in some markets.

TODAY’S DEALS: LATA Acquires Four Multifamily Properties for $98.2M

Landmark Apartment Trust of America acquires 1,346 units; IPA arranges a San Antonio sale; and Dominium acquires a tax credit property in Colorado, adding to its affordable housing portfolio.

Economy Watch: Cost of the Shutdown

No sooner was the federal government shutdown over on Thursday than estimates of its cost to the U.S. economy were being published.

Economy Watch: The Time Bomb Ticks Louder

There was more uncertainty and inconclusiveness on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the putative date of default (Thursday) got very close indeed.

Economy Watch: Debt Ceiling Raised, Gov’t Open (For Now)

There’s nothing like a deadline to inspire action, so finally on Wednesday, Congress voted to raise the debt ceiling so that the federal government doesn’t default on existing obligations, and end the partial shutdown of government operations.

TODAY’S DEALS: Peak Capital Partners Acquires a 434-Unit Apartment in Denver

Peak Capital Partners acquires a Denver asset from Prime Residential; Centerline Capital finances a Houston acquisition; and HFF arranges a $62.4 million construction loan for condo development in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

TODAY’S DEALS: Ytech Acquires Five Communities for $35M

Ytech International acquires 1,312 units in Houston; NorthMarq Capital secures $24.1 million for a Houston acquisition; and Arbor Commercial announces its New York office funded $79M in loans.

TODAY’S DEALS: Canyon Catalyst Fund Acquires a Pair of Bay Area Apartments

The Canyon Catalyst Fund and Sack Properties buy two Bay Area apartment assets; Coseo Properties completes a Michigan multifamily acquisition; and BMC completes an $18.5 million cash-out refinance in a tertiary market.

Economy Watch: Close But No Cigar

As of Monday night, the debt-ceiling standoff was reportedly close to resolution—at least if word from the various top Senators involved could be taken at face value—but no resolution had been achieved.