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Economy Watch: Shadow Residential Inventory Declining
CoreLogic said that the residential shadow inventory as of October 2012 fell to 2.3 million units, which it calculates represents a supply of seven months.
TODAY’S DEALS: Elco Landmark, Timbercreek JV Acquires 1,380-Unit Portfolio
Elco, Timbercreek complete a four-property JV buy; and The RADCO Cos. completes seven Georgia purchases in the past two weeks.
Economy Watch: Fiscal Cliff Bill Passes Congress
In an exceedingly rare flurry of activity on a federal holiday (namely New Year’s Day 2013), Congress acted to forestall the fiscal cliff.
Economy Watch: No Cliff Deal Over the Weekend
Congress came back after a short Christmas break, but as of Sunday night the solons hadn’t agreed to any plan of action to avoid the colorfully but not quite accurately named fiscal cliff.
TODAY’S DEALS: Steadfast Acquires Kentucky Property for $52.5M
Steadfast Income REIT completes a 436-unit buy; Crescent Resources begins its second student housing asset; and Macfarlane Partners acquires the last remaining vacant lot in San Francisco’s Mid-Market for $7.8 million.
Economy Watch: New Home Sales Rise in November
The Census Bureau reported on Thursday that the rate of new home sales was an annualized rate of 377,000 units in November, up from 361,000 in October.
TODAY’S DEALS: TIAA-CREF Buys Into Manhattan’s Tallest Rental
TIAA-CREF becomes the 49 percent owner of 8 Spruce Street; The Dermot Co. and AFL-CIO break ground on Manhattan’s Upper West Side; and Johnson Capital arranges a FHA 223(f) refinance loan at interest in the 2 percent range.
Economy Watch: Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes Jump
The U.S. home-price recovery seems to be a sustained one, if the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are any indication.
TODAY’S DEALS: Vornado Buys Interest in 1,328-Unit Manhattan Asset
Vornado buys into a large Tribeca asset; Charles Dunn Co. completes an L.A. sale to the tune of $10.8 million; and The Sterling Group opens a luxury asset in Alabama.
Economy Watch: Personal Income, Savings Up
Even as the 2012 holiday shopping season was ending on Monday, at least one estimate said that consumers didn’t spend that much more this year than last year.