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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.
TODAY’S DEALS: Haley Real Estate Makes $82.2M Acquisition of Multifamily Communities in Texas, Alabama and Georgia
Haley Real Estate Group, an Omaha, Neb.-based investment firm, announced the acquisition of six multifamily properties; and NorthMarq Capital arranged a $10.66 million Freddie Mac refinancing.
Georgia Seniors Housing Property Sells for $33M
Towne Club at Peachtree City, a 153-unit seniors rental housing property in Peachtree City, has traded hands for $33 million, or about $215,600 per unit. The owner, Peachtree City Towne Club L.L.C., sold the complex to a private investor.
Canyon Finances Palo Alto LEED-Certified Mixed-Use Project
Canyon Capital Realty Advisors has provided a loan for the construction of The College Terrace Centre by College Terrace Centre LLC.
Economy Watch: World Economic Forum Cites Income Disparity as Top Risk
The World Economic Forum, best known for its annual meeting of the world’s economic panjandrums – which begins on Wednesday at Davos, Switzerland – also generates reports, the latest of which was released in time for the high-level conference: “Global Risks 2014.” The report analyses 31 global risks grouped under five categories – economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological – and measured in terms of their likelihood and potential impact.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Better U.S., World Growth is Predicted for 2014
MHN’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Jan. 17.