Regions
Economy Watch: Retail Sales See Healthy Uptick
The Census Bureau reported that retail and food services sales for March, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences—but not for price changes—came in at $433.9 billion, an increase of 1.1 percent from February.
USA Properties Fund Completes Rehab on LA Seniors Community
The renovation of Huntington Plaza Apartments, a 184-unit low-income seniors housing property in the Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Park, has been completed. The entire cost of the property’s acquisition and rehabilitation was $30.2 million.
Sacramento Affordable Housing Community Receives Grant for Green Upgrades
Mutual Housing California has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Bank of Sacramento in order to make green renovations at Greenway Village Mutual Housing Community, a 54-unit affordable housing community located in South Sacramento, Calif.
TODAY’S DEALS: MIG Snaps Up 168-Units in Denver
ARA brokers an apartment sale outside Denver; San Antonio Commercial Advisors completes a value-add transaction in San Antonio; and Bernard Financial arranges a $5.2 million loan.
Cypress Landing Affordable Apartments Reopen in Shreveport
Cypress Landing, formerly known as University Oaks I and II, has received a “grand reopening” in Shreveport, La.
Economy Watch: Consumers Feeling Better About Current Conditions, Outlook
The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for April came in at 82.6, according to the university, an increase from 80.0 at the end of March, and 79.9 in mid-March. The latest reading is the highest since last summer.
PROFILE: Corporate Housing Firm Connects Luxury Condo Owners to Extended-Stay Market in New York City
Companies today are eager to hire temporary workers. And that is a boon for the corporate housing sector, says Suzanne Miller, president of Empire State Properties.
TODAY’S DEALS: Cohen Financial Arranges $2.2M Life Company Loan for Michigan Property
Cohen Financial secures a $2.2 million refinance for The Abbey Apartments; and Boston Capital invests in an affordable multifamily community.
Bijou Properties, Intercontinental Break Ground on New Development
Ground has broken on an $83 million luxury multifamily project in Hoboken, N.J., via a joint venture between Bijou Properties and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. The project, 900 Monroe, is located next to the 9th Street Light Rail Station.
Leasing Starts at Naftali Group Apartments in Brooklyn
Leasing has started at the Bergen, an 84-unit apartment community at 316 Bergen Street in Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.