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TODAY'S DEALS: HFF Lands Acquisition Financing for Florida Asset
HFF lands financing for a Stonebridge acquisition; KeyBank provides $27.4 million to refinance two properties in Colorado; and MIG Real Estate continues its expansion into Colorado with the purchase of two properties.
MIG Real Estate LLC Acquires Two Residential Communities in Lakewood
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor MIG Real Estate LLC has acquired two residential communities in the Lakewood submarket of Denver. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment company purchased The Hamptons and The Huntington, representing the fifth and sixth acquisition for the company in Colorado. The Hamptons is a 312-unit residential community located at 8507 […]
Economy Watch: CoreLogic Says Home Prices Up
Home prices nationwide increased on a year-over-year basis by 2.5 percent in June 2012 compared with the same month last year, including distressed sales, according to CoreLogic on Tuesday.
Economy Watch: Employment Growth Up, But Economy Still Spinning Its Wheels
Though the report turned out better than expected, July’s employment numbers still count as mediocre.
TODAY'S DEALS: AIMCO Completes 192-Unit Sale
AIMCO buys a 192-unit asset in Florida; Arbor closes six DUS deals totalling $33.5 million; and CB Richard Ellis — N.E. Partners LP completes the sale of a $10 million asset in Allston, Mass.
Economy Watch: Demand for Prime Mortgages Up
The Federal Reserve released its July “Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices” on Monday, offering the conclusion that “modest fractions of domestic banks, on balance, continued to report having eased their lending standards across most loan types over the past three months.”
TODAY'S DEALS: EdR Completes Mezz Loan, Enters Option to Purchase Penn State Asset
EdR invests in a Penn State development; HFF provides financing for three Texas assets; and Boston Capital invests in two affordable developments.
TODAY'S DEALS: Lender-Owned Multifamily Site Sells for $5.1M
An entitled development site sells in L.A.; Beech Street arranges $7.7 million to refinance a pair of Chicago nursing facilities; and Centerline supplies a $2 million, 80 percent refinancing loan to an affordable property.
IREM Report Confirms Strong Metrics for Apartments
The recently released 2012 edition of “Income/Expense Analysis: Conventional Apartments,” published by the Institute of Real Estate Management, confirms the conventional wisdom among the apartment industry. Namely, it’s bonanza time for landlords.
Economy Watch: U.S. Sees July Rise in Job Creation
The U.S. economy created 163,000 jobs in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.