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Economy Watch: Case/Shiller Shows Strong Home Price Growth
The data on the U.S. housing market continues to be good. The S&P-Case/Shiller Home Price Indices for February, which were released on Tuesday, showed that average home prices increased 8.6 percent and 9.3 percent for the 10- and 20-city composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013.
Q1 2013 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations Up 9 Percent from Q1 2012
First quarter 2013 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 9 percent higher than during the same period last year and 36 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales Up
The National Association of Realtor’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose to 105.7 in March from a downwardly revised 104.1 in February.
Housing Partnership Equity Trust Launches with $100M in Funding for Affordable Communities
The Housing Partnership Equity Trust announced that it has raised $100 million. It will begin investing in multifamily communities in partnership with 12 high-performing nonprofit housing providers.
TODAY’S DEALS: Aragon Holdings Acquires Two Texas Assets
Aragon Holdings acquires two properties for $50 million; Centerline Capital facilitates an acquisition in Delaware; and GFI Realty sells an East Harlem apartment building.
Economy Watch: Modest Growth in 1Q, But at Least Its Growth
U.S. GDP starting expanding again during the first quarter of 2013 for a number of reasons, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
TODAY’S DEALS: The Morgan Group Breaks Ground in Fort Lauderdale
The Morgan Group begins a 331-unit asset; Beech Street Capital closes $17 million for a student housing portfolio in Alabama; and HFF closes on the sale of a 207-unit Upper West Side multi-housing property.
Economy Watch: US GDP Expands Modestly
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that U.S. GDP grew at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent during the first quarter of 2013.
TODAY’S DEALS: Greystone Closes $43.8M for San Jose Asset
Greystone provides financing for a 434-unit community in San Jose; Enterprise Homes closes loans totaling nearly $30 million for two new affordable senior assets in Baltimore County; and Hudson Realty Capital funds a $5.5 million construction loan for a school conversion.
Housing Recovery Continues but Headwinds Remain
Buoyed by rising home prices throughout much of the nation, both single-family and multifamily housing starts are expected to post double-digit gains over last year in 2013.