Regions

Economy Watch: CRE Benefits from Easier Money

Among all the other metrics the Federal Reserve tracks, each quarter it publishes the “Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices.” In the case of the April 2015 survey for Q1, the central bank summarized responses from 76 domestic banks and 23 U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks.

Dewberry Capital Starts Work on Charleston-Area Apartments

Work has strarted on Oyster Park Apartments, a $28.5 million residential development in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in metro Charleston.

TODAY’S DEALS: Ullico Loan Kicks Off Philly Mixed-Use Development

National Real Estate Development has landed a $141 million construction loan; CIT provides $57.5 million for a Brooklyn waterfront acquisition; and Eagle Group Finance supplies $3.1 million for an assisted living facility.

Brooklyn Multifamily Sale Shatters Records

At a price of $296 per square foot, the sale of 632 Ocean Parkway has set a high mark for the Kensington section of Brooklyn.

Economy Watch: Construction Spending Continues to Drop Because of Energy

U.S. construction spending continued on a downward trajectory in March.

TODAY’S DEALS: Kennedy Wilson Expands with Condo-Quality Apartment Acquisition

Kennedy Wilson completes a $47 million purchase with value-add intentions; Greystar nabs a 200-unit community in Quincy, Mass.; and a national real estate investor purchases a property for $30 million in an online auction.

ResiModel Announces Additions to Client Roster

ResiModel, a platform for aggregating, standardizing and analyzing financial data for multifamily transactions, reported a roster of clients that it onboarded during the first quarter of 2015.

Starwood Hotels Expands in Metro Manila with Westin-Branded Mixed-Use Project

A new hospitality complex is soon to emerge in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.

Housing Close Enough to Walk to Class

A new, 632-bed student housing community with a pedestrian-to-campus orientation is under construction near the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Foxford Communities Completes Second Building at Clocktower Pointe

Work is under way on at Clocktower Pointe, a condo development in Countryside, a southwest suburb of Chicago, with two of its buildings now finished.