Regions

Berkadia Closes Record Sale in Encinitas

Property West Residential purchased a 120-unit community in San Diego County for $53 million from Equity Residential.

Hunt Mortgage Procures $44M for Seattle Community

Soma Towers consists of two buildings offering 276 units, of which 20 units are affordable. Soma Towers Phase II was developed by Soma Towers DE LLC, in 2016.

Rents Moderate in the San Francisco Bay

Rates have reached a point where even highly paid workers can’t afford the premium prices, despite the metro’s consistent job expansion, robust resident demand and high home prices.

MHN’s Top 5 July 2017 Articles

Miss out on any MHN stories in July? Here are five of our most popular articles for the month, including the top 10 apartment owners in Atlanta and design trends and products from NAA’s Education Conference & Exposition.

St. Paul Eyes 135-Acre Urban Village

A rezoning plan calls for as many as 4,000 residential units on a site owned by Ford, which is expected to be put on the market by early 2018.

Madrone in Austin, one of the properties in Starlight U.S. Multi-Family's portfolio.

Starlight Launches $1.3B Acquisition Drive

The firm will continue to target Class A properties in the South and West through a new partnership with two institutional investors.

Supply Concerns Bypass Securitized Multifamily: KBRA

The bulk of underlying collateral for Freddie Mac and CMBS multifamily loans is Class B and Class C properties, the bond rating agency reports. KBRA forecasts a positive performance for these assets.

CBRE Facilitates $33M Sale of Phoenix-Area Community

Rivendell Global Real Estate acquired the 208-unit asset in Mountain Park Ranch, a master-planned community that provides access to an array of Mountain Park Ranch HOA amenities, including tennis courts, swimming pools and parks.

Steadfast REIT Purchases $63M Denver Asset

The acquisition of Belmar Villas marked the REIT’s sixth multifamily purchase. The 318-unit community comprises 17 three-story buildings featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans that will soon undergo renovations.

Demand Outpaces Supply in Salt Lake City

Driven by robust population growth and low unemployment, Utah’s largest city is rapidly expanding, generating healthy housing demand. It continues to appeal to major employers, such as Amazon, UPS and big-brand companies based along the Wasatch Front.