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TODAY’S DEALS: Waterton Picks Up 300 Units in Plano

Waterton Associates grabs a 1999-built asset in Plano, Texas; HFF arranges the sale of a $31.6 million loan secured by a trio of Michigan apartment communities; and NorthMarq secures $10 million for a North Carolina asset.

Phoenix Realty Group Adds Two to West Coast Operations

Phoenix Realty Group has bolstered its Los Angeles office with the hiring of real estate vets R. Alex Saunders and Leslie Stephens.

Economy Watch: New Homes Sales Dip in December, Up Year Over Year

Home sales dip in December, and President Obama will address the situation of long-term unemployment in tonight’s State of the Union address.

Jones Lang LaSalle Closes Multifamily Portfolio Sale Near Baltimore

Morgan Properties acquires a trio of apartment properties in Baltimore’s Windsor Mill submarket.

TODAY’S DEALS: Sacramento Asset Trades for $14.3M

Marcus & Millichap completes a 97-unit sale in Carmichael, Calif.; Centerline closes a $4 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance a 146-unit asset in California; and Red Capital Partners uses its own balance sheet to provide a $25 million bridge loan.

Atlantic | Pacific Cos. Acquires Pair of Atlanta Communities

Atlantic | Pacific Cos. augments its already extensive Atlanta portfolio with the acquisition of 518 units in the city’s central core.

Economy Watch: Investors Get the Jitters

Wall Street takes a tumble and CUNA reports that the cost of credit card breaches is mounting.

Trade Street Residential Pays $44M for Memphis Luxury Apartments

Florida-based Trade Street Residential Inc. has announced the acquisition of the 330-unit Miller Creek at Germantown luxury apartment community for $43.8 million from LIV Development LLC—formerly known as Red Mountain Development.

Economy Watch: Existing Homes Sales See Best Year Since ’06

The National Association of Realtors reported on Thursday that total U.S. existing home sales increased in December by 1 percent to an annualized rate of 4.87 million units – that includes single family, townhouses, condos, and co-ops — from 4.82 million units in November.

Economy Watch: Chief Executives More Upbeat

The nation’s CEOs are somewhat more confident about their businesses’ prospects than they used to be, according to annual PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of more than 1,300 chief executives, which was released on Wednesday.