Regions

Nevada Rural Housing Authority’s Senior Residence Fills Big Void in Short Order—100 Percent Occupied within Six Months

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority’s Larios Arms Senior Residence in Winnemucca, Nev., is 100 percent occupied within six months of opening

Crescent Resources to Build Circle University City

Crescent Resources has begun work on Circle University City, a 546-bed apartment property for students at the nearby University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus. The first of the 187 units will be ready by the start of the fall 2014 semester.

Irongate Acquires $98.65M Portfolio

GFI Capital Resources, investing through its Irongate Realty Partners brand, has acquired three class A communities in Kansas City, Kan., for $98.65 million.

KDC Acquires Mixed-Use Development in Richardson, Texas

Stratford Land and Bush/75 Partners have closed on the sale of 186 acres in North Texas’ telecom corridor to Dallas-based KDC, which plans to develop a $1.5 billion mixed-use development on the currently vacant land.

TODAY’S DEALS: PREI Buys Luxury Chicago Tower

Prudential Real Estate Investors completes a luxury buy in Chicago; Kennedy Wilson lands supplemental financing for one California asset, sells another; and FHL Bank San Francisco awards $18.5 million in affordable housing grants.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: With Unemployment Still High, Sacramento Sees Uptick in Vacancy

While metros across the Golden State are seeing a somewhat brighter future on the horizon, the city of Sacramento continues to lag behind in some key fundamentals.

Economy Watch: Shadow Residential Inventory Declining

CoreLogic said that the residential shadow inventory as of October 2012 fell to 2.3 million units, which it calculates represents a supply of seven months.

Carmel Partners and KTGY Group Begin Construction on Sustainable Community

Carmel Partners of San Francisco has announced that it has started construction on Carmel Loft House, a mixed-use development in Sunnyvale, Calif. The community will be a sustainable, urban infill development.

Champion Buys Burbank Apartments for $15.6M

Champion Real Estate Cos. has acquired Villa 600, a 62-unit apartment building at 600 E. Olive Ave. in Burbank for nearly $15.6 million. The asset was built by architect August Bacchetta in 1973 and was owned by the original builder’s family until the recent sale.

TODAY’S DEALS: Elco Landmark, Timbercreek JV Acquires 1,380-Unit Portfolio

Elco, Timbercreek complete a four-property JV buy; and The RADCO Cos. completes seven Georgia purchases in the past two weeks.