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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 4.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 30, 2012.
Economy Watch: Home Prices Continue Upward Trajectory
CoreLogic reported on Tuesday that U.S. home prices were up 6.3 percent year-over-year in October.
TODAY’S DEALS: Prudential Mortgage Capital Provides $71M for Manhattan Asset
Prudential arranges $71 million for a Manhattan refinance; Camden Property Trust buys a development site in Florida; and Alliant Capital completes a $1.4 million refinancing.
Freddie Mac Announces 17th Multifamily Securities Offering This Year, K-023
Freddie Mac announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates, which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities.
Economy Watch: Construction Spending Edges Up in October
Spending on private construction came in at an annualized rate of $592.1 billion, 1.6 percent above September’s total of $582.7 billion.
TODAY’S DEALS: Waterton Associates Lands an Atlanta Asset
Waterton completes its seventh buy of 2012; SL Green enters the Brooklyn residential market; and Essex Realty Group brokers sale of a residential condominium building.
Economy Watch: Sandy Put Dent in Incomes, Spending
U.S. personal income, which had been edging upward in recent months, stayed essentially flat in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Real Estate Predictions for 2013 from Industry Experts
With 2012 coming to a close, experts are predicting how the real estate industry will fare in 2013.
Economy Watch: GDP Expands More Than Thought
The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised its estimate of real U.S. GDP to an annualized 2.7 percent in the third quarter, compared with the initial estimate of 2 percent.
TODAY’S DEALS: JV Lands Construction Financing for Virginia Project
A three-party joint venture lands financing for a Class A development in Virginia; Raintree Partners buys a California asset for $60 million; and GFI sells a Brooklyn multifamily property for 10 time the rent roll.