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TODAY’S DEALS: JV Lands Financing for Houston High-Rise

PM Realty and the INDURE Fund land construction financing; Cardinal Group Investments buys a Portland asset; and NorthMarq arranges a $13.9 million Freddie Mac loan.

Economy Watch: Foreclosed Properties Less Discounted Than Before

Even in a healthy economy, foreclosed residential properties typically sell at a discount to non-foreclosed ones, but during the worst of the recession, when foreclosures flooded many markets around the country, the pricing difference between the two was especially pronounced.

Economy Watch: CBO Details Impact of Fiscal Cliff

The Congressional Budget Office—which, despite the name, Congress is under no obligation to listen to—reported on Thursday on the “economic effects of reducing fiscal tightening.”

Economy Watch: Bankruptcy Cases Drop in 2012

Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2012, which is the 12-month period ending September 30, 2012, totaled 1,261,140, down 14 percent from the 1,467,221 bankruptcy cases filed in FY 2011, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

TODAY’S DEALS: Koontz McCombs Sells an Austin Asset

A 344-unit asset trades in Austin; Archstone buys a community in Los Angeles for $56 million; and Chozick Realty brokers student apartments for $16.1 million.

Economy Watch: Home Prices See Monthly Downtick on Election Day

Tuesday might have been Election Day, but for the economy and its indicators, it was just another day.

TODAY’S DEALS: JTL Real Estate Partners Buys 1,397-Unit Portfolio

JTL Real Estate Partners buys a four-state portfolio; Behringer Harvard completes the sale of a 560-unit community in Florida; and ARA closes a 224-unit sale in Houston.

Multifamily Market To Remain Strong Through 2015 With 1.7 Million New Renters, According to Freddie Mac

The Freddie Mac Multifamily Research Group released its multifamily real estate market demand forecast for the next several years.

Freddie Mac Announces 15th Multifamily K Certificates Offering This Year, K-711

Freddie Mac recently announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed exclusively by fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with a seven-year term.

Economy Watch: Non-Manufacturing Activity Sees Uptick

Economic activity in the U.S. non-manufacturing sector grew in October for the 34th consecutive month, according to the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, which was released on Monday.