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Fannie Mae Mostly Optimistic about Multifamily in 2011

Despite stubbornly high unemployment, multifamily fundamentals improved during the third quarter of 2010, but the sector’s recovery is expected to pull back slightly during the fourth quarter.

RealPage, Inc. Announces Public Offering of Its Common Stock

RealPage, Inc. has announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a public offering of 9 million shares of its common stock, of which 4 million are being offered by the Company and 5 million are being offered by selling stockholders. In addition, certain selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. RealPage will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. The offering price of the…

SPECIAL REPORT: Real Estate Companies See Businesses Strengthening Despite High Unemployment Levels, Cite ‘Unprecedented’ Availability of Capital

New York– Commercial real estate executives expressed growing optimism about their businesses although U.S. employment growth is expected to remain weak through 2011.

‘Foong on Finance’: Will the Deficit Commission Propose to Eliminate the LIHTC Program?

The chairmen of the president’s commission to reduce the federal deficit released their proposals yesterday.

SPECIAL REPORT: Experts Forecast Stronger Market Conditions Despite Weak Job Growth

New York–Companies may finally be feeling comfortable enough again to begin to play a strong role in supporting the economy.

MHN Interview with Joe Stanton: NAHB Needs Congress to Work Together

Joe Stanton, senior VP of Government Affairs at the National Association of Home Builders, talks to MHN about the impact that divisiveness in Congress could have on home building.

DEAL OF THE DAY: Harrison Street Real Estate Capital Sells Three Student Housing Communities in Partner’s IPO

Chicago–Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, a real estate private equity firm based in Chicago, has announced the disposition of HSRE’s entire interest in three student housing communities, totaling a combined 528 units and 1,488 beds, in connection with the initial public offering of Campus Crest Communities Inc.

Multifamily Development Will See Uptick

Washington, D.C.–NAR has reported that pending home sales dropped in September compared with the previous month, suggesting that the road to higher sales for condos will be a bumpy one.

MHN Interview with Bill Killmer: Election’s Impact on Multifamily

Bill Killmer, senior vice president of legislative and political affairs at the Mortgage Bankers Association, talks to MHN about the impact of the election results on the multifamily industry.

MHN Interview with Galina Tachieva: Add Multi-Housing to Malfunctioning Suburbs

Incorporate multifamily housing into the fabric of malfunctioning suburbs–or the Boomers and Echo Boomers will move out, says Galina Tachieva, partner and director of town planning at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ). Tachieva decribes the ways in which the burden rests on multifamily developers to play a leading role this century in reclaiming the sprawl-marred suburbs.