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USGBC, Sierra Club Volunteers Initiate Green Building Tours

Local volunteers of the Sierra Club and the U.S. Green Building Council have started conducting public tours of green buildings across the country.

Apartment Rents Rise in Many Markets

Apartment rents haven’t declined as much as commonly supposed,

DEAL OF THE DAY: Colliers Directs MF Sale in LA at 3.78% Cap Rate

Colliers International directed the sale of an eight-unit apartment building

DEAL OF THE DAY: Eastern Consolidated Completes $8.1M in Sales of Construction Loans for Stalled Condo Projects

Brooklyn, N.Y.—Eastern Consolidated brokered the purchase of defaulted loans to make possible the development of two stalled luxury condominiums in the Williamsburg neighborhood Brooklyn. In two separate transactions, Eastern Consolidated Senior Director David Schechtman and Associate Geoff Rand, represented the buyer, Nachas 180, LLC, of the two loans obtained to cover the cost of constructing the condominiums. Both off-market deals sold for a combined $8.1 million, were completed on an all-cash basis and represent the recapitalization of the Williamsburg developments which were well-conceived, but fell prey to the market downturn in end-unit pricing, and high construction costs. The two new…

Developer Drops Prices by 30% After Its Phoenix Property Fails to Sell

After about a year of being on the market

Camden Property Trust Announces $250M Equity Share Offering

Camden Property Trust recently created an equity share offering program through which it can sell common shares having an

CIC’s Fund Pool Will Rehabilitate 10,000 Affordable Rental Units in Chicago

At a time when many financial institutions are curtailing credit and neighborhoods are ravaged by an epidemic of foreclosures, a

Outstanding Multifamily Mortgages Drop: MBA

According to a Mortgage Bankers Association analysis of Federal Reserve Board Flow of Funds data released over the weekend, multifamily mortgage debt outstanding dropped $11 billion, a 1 percent decrease, between the third quarter and fourth quarter 2009.

Arjun Nagarkatti Is New President of AMCAL

AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc. recently promoted Arjun Nagarkatti to president.

Multifamily Management Specialist U.S. Residential Group Formed

Economic turmoil for multifamily owners and lenders means opportunities for multifamily property managers, if the pace at which such companies are being formed is any indication.