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TODAY’S DEALS: American Campus Communities to Buy 19 Assets

American Campus Communities announces big acquisition plans; Essex Property Trust buys a community in San Jose, Calif.; and Walker & Dunlop provides $70.2 million for a historical portfolio in Pennsylvania.

Economy Watch: Residential Delinquencies Jump in September

The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that sales of new single-family houses were at an annualized rate of 389,000 in September 2012, which is 5.7 percent above the revised August rate of 368,000 and 27.1 percent above September 2011’s rate of 306,000.

TODAY’S DEALS: EdR Completes $20.9M Acquisition in Michigan

EdR picks up an asset in Michigan; Capital Senior Living buys eight communities for $72.9 million; and NorthMarq employs a Freddie Mac early-rate lock for $20.6 million refinance.

Owners Looking to Charge Premiums for Bay Area Residential Complexes

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor San Francisco is living its own private residential boom, and investors are looking to cash in on the demand for mid-Market residences. The San Francisco Business Times reports that apartment developer Archstone is currently looking to offload one of its larger Bay Area properties in the hopes of getting a […]

Economy Watch: Zillow Reports Home-Price Growth

Residential market indices are legion, and these days most of them are pointing toward a steady, if not overheated, U.S. housing recovery in most markets.

TODAY’S DEALS: TIAA-CREF Lands $92.6M Acquisition Financing for Luxury Asset

HFF arranges $92.6 million for an acquisition; Excel Trust picks up an apartment asset in a $263 million retail-focused buy; and NorthMarq Capital arranges $14.14 million in combined mortgages for two properties in Omaha, Neb.

Economy Watch: Residential Delinquencies Jump in September

LPS reported on Monday that the U.S. mortgage delinquency rate rose to 7.4 percent in September from 6.87 percent in August, a month-over-month spike of 7.72 percent.

TODAY’S DEALS: Jones Lang LaSalle Obtains $103M for Prime Properties

Jones Lang LaSalle secures $103 million in senior financing for two multifamily properties on behalf of Fairfield Residential; EdR and University of Kentucky enter Phase II on a student housing replacement initiative; and Colliers completes two REO sales totaling over $20 million in Los Angeles.

Economy Watch: Existing Home Sales Edge Down

Existing home sales dropped 1.7 percent in September to an annualized rate of 4.75 million units, including both single-family and multifamily, according to the National Association, with August’s rate revised upward to 4.83 million.

TODAY’S DEALS: Berkeley Point Capital Lands $40M for Houston Buy

Berkeley Point Capital sources $40 million for a Houston purchase; IPA brokers the sale of two assets in Reno for $35 million; and HFF secures $91 million in construction/permanent financing for Cathedral Commons.