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TODAY’S DEALS: JV Sells Brooklyn Mixed-Use Asset for $28.8M

Silverstone Property Group and Adam America sell a property is Williamsburg; and Greystone provides $8.5 million in HUD financing for an Illinois property.

TODAY’S DEALS: Vitus Group Buys NorCal Affordable Asset

An affordable asset will get an update thanks to Vitus Group; Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT acquires a 192-unit community in Winter Park, Fla.; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a $32.963 million Freddie Mac mortgage with interest only.

Fannie Mae Maintains a Steady Pace of Multifamily Issuance in the Second Quarter

Fannie Mae announced that the company issued approximately $7.6 billion of multifamily MBS in the second quarter of 2013, backed by new multifamily loans delivered by its lenders.

Economy Watch: Fed Seems Determined to Taper QE3

The Federal Reserve released the minutes from the June 18-19 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday, and while (as usual), they weren’t precisely a model of clarity, the minutes did seem to reinforce the idea that the central bank is indeed planning to “taper” its QE3 stimulus program.

TODAY’S DEALS: Fisher Brothers Lands $100.7M for D.C. Development

HFF arranges financing for a TOD development in D.C.; Berkeley Point Capital closes $31.6 million for a Kennedy Wilson acquisition; and HFF arranges a $7.75 million, seven-year term, refinancing on behalf of AmeriSouth Realty.

Economy Watch: Mortgage Rates Spike

The recent uptick in interest rates has begun to have an impact on mortgages, according to Zillow.

TODAY’S DEALS: CBRE Sells Three-Property Portfolio in San Diego

CBRE sells three mixed-use assets; Beech Street closes a $30.9 million acquisition loan for a Houston property; and a Greenwich Village, N.Y., portfolio of mixed-use buildings sells for $32.34 million.

Economy Watch: Residential Delinquencies Continue Drop

Lender Processing Services released its latest Mortgage Monitor, which found that the national delinquency rate for residential mortgages continued to fall in May, marking the largest year-to-date drop since 2002.

TODAY’S DEALS: LocalConstruct Acquires Second Colorado Springs Asset in Six Months

ARA closes a 200-unit sale in Colorado Springs; Grandbridge arranges $30.8 million for two Florida properties; and Essex Realty Group brokers the sale of a mixed-use property for $3.2 million.

Economy Watch: Employment Increase Broad-Based in June

The jump in employment reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a nationwide increase of 195,000 jobs, was fueled by a number of sectors—leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, healthcare and financial activities.