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TODAY’S DEALS: Largo Arranges Construction Financing for Buffalo Redevelopment

Largo Group of Companies provides construction to permanent financing for a mixed-used redevelopment in Buffalo, N.Y.; PointOne initiates a value-add play with a $12.8 million acquisition in Georgia; and NorthMarq Capital arranges $15.5 million in refinances.

Economy Watch: Real Estate Sounds off on State of Union

NMHC and AGC respond to the State of the Union address and the Fed continues tapering. In addition, CoreLogic reports a 24 percent decrease in foreclosures for 2013.

APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: January 2014

Returns from multifamily property investments fell in the third quarter of 2013, according to the National Council of Real Estate Fiduciaries. Returns from commercial real estate as a whole, however, increased to 2.57 percent.

New Development to Redefine Luxury in Denver’s Upscale Cherry Creek Neighborhood

CBRE has brokered a $92 million construction loan for BMC Investment’s development of a 218-unit luxury high-rise in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood that will likely set a new price-per-unit record in the market.

TODAY’S DEALS: Greystone Closes $54.5M Bridge Loan for Hamptons Skilled Nursing Acquisition

Greystone closes a bridge loan for a 280-unit skilled nursing facility; Hybrid Capital arranges $12 million for an affordable housing asset in Camden, N.J.; and Waypoint Residential acquires a Tennessee apartment community.

Washington Property Co. Opens 232 Units in Suburban D.C.

Though a few finishing touches remain, residents are now moving into Solaire Wheaton, a LEED Silver certified TOD community in suburban Washington, D.C.

Meeks + Partners-Designed Elan City Centre in Dallas Completed

Greystar’s newest Dallas development has opened. The asset was designed by Meeks + Partners and features luxurious amenities and modern floor plans.

Economy Watch: Home Prices Still Rising on Annual Basis

Year-over-year home prices up 13.7 percent and state unemployment rates edge down.

Stillman and Ceruzzi Plan Manhattan High-Rise

Stillman Development International and Ceruzzi Properties acquire 151 E. 86th on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with the intent to erect a 21-story condo and retail tower.

First Post-Recession Condo Underway on Miami’s Brickell Avenue

Rilea Group is bringing Brickell Avenue something it hasn’t seen since the economic downturn: a new condo development. The Bond on Brickell, a 44-story luxury community, is expected to open in early 2016.