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TODAY’S DEALS: NorthMarq Arranges $38M Acquisition Financing for Minnesota Asset
NorthMarq Capital arranges financing for a 361-unit acquisition; Beech Street Capital Closes $32.7 million to refinance two assets in Orange County, Calif.
Economy Watch: Apartment Market Weakens a Little, According to NMHC
The National Multi Housing Council reported that all four indexes of its October Survey of Apartment Market Conditions dipped below 50 for the first time since July 2009.
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.