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TODAY’S DEALS: Steadfast Adds $56M in Apartment Assets to Portfolio
Steadfast Income REIT acquires 633 units; ARA brokers a 271-unit sale in San Antonio; and Johnson Capital’s Denver office arranges a $10.8 million 35-year FHA permanent loan.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Up in July
Housing starts continued their upward trajectory in July, with private starts coming in at an annualized rate of 896,000 units, a 5.9 percent increase compared with June, the Census Bureau reported.
TODAY’S DEALS: Essex Property Trust Sells Calif. Apartment for $138M
IPA brokers a 400-unit sale in California; NorthMarq Capital arranges $52.3 million for an apartment acquisition in Austin; and Franklin Street closes on a $8.5 million, 10-year, loan, at 3.96 percent interest for the first two years.
TODAY’S DEALS: Behringer Harvard Acquires Houston-area Apartment
Behringer Harvard completes a 240-unit buy in Sugar Land; AEW buys a Durham asset from a Greystar JV; and Meridian Capital negotiates financing for six multifamily properties in New York.
TODAY’S DEALS: Large Texas Apartment Community Trade Hands
Marcus & Millichap completes a 720-unit sale; Centerline provides a $1.1 million refinance for an affordable asset in Mississippi; and Berkeley Point Capital facilitates $12.5 million for an acquisition.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures Drop in 2Q
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to 6.96 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2013, the lowest level since mid-2008.
TODAY’S DEALS: Massachusetts Multifamily Asset Trades for $46.8M
CBRE/New England completes a $46.8 million sale; CAPREIT acquires a portfolio in Dublin; and Berzack Investment Property Advisors brokers a 12-unit sale in California.
Auction.com Research Looks at Impact of Unemployment Rates
Based on the most recent July 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics Report, Auction.com Research is predicting a slowdown in real estate for the second half of the year.
Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market Shows Significant Improvement in Second Quarter
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes showed strong continued improvement in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI).