Regions
TODAY’S DEALS: Walker & Dunlop Closes $12.7M Refinance of Construction Loan for Texas Student Housing
Walker & Dunlop closes $12.7 million refinance of construction loan; Dolben acquires Northgate Apartments for $19.1 million; Berkadia refinances Wyoming student housing; and NorthMarq’s investment sales team arranges student housing transaction.
HUD Awards LISC $19M to Bolster Nonprofits
New York–The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) a $19.3 million Section 4 capacity-building grant to help community-based nonprofits lead affordable housing and economic development efforts in low-income communities.
Social Housing Program Paves the Way for Development in Brazil
The Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House My Life) program is one of the world’s most ambitious social-housing programs, aiming at building 3 million homes by the end of 2014 and reducing the housing shortfall for low-income Brazilians by up to 40 percent.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Regional Investors Eye Ohio for Cash-on-Cash Returns
Columbus, Ohio–Regional players may be developing more interest in Ohio, according to Mark Rohr, partner in Hendricks & Partners’ Midwest Apartment Group.
TODAY’S DEALS: ARA Executes Sale of 267-Unit Community in Charlotte, N.C. for $40.5M
ARA closes the sale of Elizabeth Square in N.C.; Salmanson acquires Nebraska student housing; and Berkadia Commercial Mortgage originates a $13.35 million loan through conduit.
Boston Capital Invests in Virginia Affordable Housing Development
Stuarts Draft, Va.–Boston Capital Corp. has agreed to become the latest investor in the construction of Montague Terrace Apartments, an affordable multifamily development in Stuarts Draft, Va.
Zillow Expands Zestimates to Include Rentals
eattle–Zillow has launched “Rent Zestimates,” a tool that can be used as a starting point for determining a home or apartment’s estimated monthly rent price, expanding on Zillow’s Zestimate home valuations.
$70M HUD Loan Moves Mixed-Use TOD Forward in Northern Virginia
Ashburn, Va.–Financing is in place for The Residences at Loudoun Station, a mixed-use project marking the first phase of a 3.8 million square-foot transit-oriented development.
Jamboree Awarded Grant for Special Needs Services
Irvine, Calif.–Jamboree Housing Corporation received a $15,000 grant as part of CSH’s Assuring Quality Initiative to assist residents living with permanent mental illness and to help end homelessness.
TODAY’S DEALS: NorthMarq Capital Arranges $21.8M Mortgage through Life Insurance Company
NorthMarq arranges $21.8 million in mortgage financing; HFF secures a $17.2 million refinance loan; and Marcus & Millichap arranges the sale of a 144-unit asset in Cleveland.