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MARKET SNAPSHOT: Chicago Sees Largest Payroll Expansion Since Financial Crisis
The Chicago metro area added 35,000 non-farm jobs in the last 12 months, indicating that employment in the nation’s third-most populous city is seeing a comeback.
Economy Watch: Residential Delinquencies Jump in September
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that sales of new single-family houses were at an annualized rate of 389,000 in September 2012, which is 5.7 percent above the revised August rate of 368,000 and 27.1 percent above September 2011’s rate of 306,000.
TODAY’S DEALS: EdR Completes $20.9M Acquisition in Michigan
EdR picks up an asset in Michigan; Capital Senior Living buys eight communities for $72.9 million; and NorthMarq employs a Freddie Mac early-rate lock for $20.6 million refinance.
Second Phase Planned for Sterling Parc at Middletown
As further evidence that the demand for rental properties is broad as well as deep, Sterling Properties reports that the first phase (three buildings all together) of Sterling Parc at Middletown in Orange County, N.Y., has nearly leased all of its apartments.
Owners Looking to Charge Premiums for Bay Area Residential Complexes
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor San Francisco is living its own private residential boom, and investors are looking to cash in on the demand for mid-Market residences. The San Francisco Business Times reports that apartment developer Archstone is currently looking to offload one of its larger Bay Area properties in the hopes of getting a […]
Ground Broken on New Workforce Housing in Brea, Calif.
Construction is underway on Birch Hills Apartment Homes, the newest workforce housing community to come to Brea, Calif.
Economy Watch: Zillow Reports Home-Price Growth
Residential market indices are legion, and these days most of them are pointing toward a steady, if not overheated, U.S. housing recovery in most markets.
SRP Medical and Frontier Management Announce New Assisted-Living Facility
SRP Medical and Frontier Management have unveiled plans for a new seniors housing property in the southwest part of Fort Worth, Texas. The facility will include 105 residences with assisted living and memory-care services.
TODAY’S DEALS: TIAA-CREF Lands $92.6M Acquisition Financing for Luxury Asset
HFF arranges $92.6 million for an acquisition; Excel Trust picks up an apartment asset in a $263 million retail-focused buy; and NorthMarq Capital arranges $14.14 million in combined mortgages for two properties in Omaha, Neb.
Luxury Atlanta Community Draws Attention from Renters
Midtown Atlanta’s tallest residential high-rise, The Atlantic, is attracting a lot of interest from potential renters. The community is the third acquisition of Class-A Atlanta real estate for Crescent Heights.