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KBS Legacy Partners Announces New Acquisition

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, a joint venture sponsored by KBS Capital Advisors LLC and Legacy Partners Residential Realty LLC, has recently made a large multifamily acquisition.

TODAY'S DEALS: MG Properties Buys Seattle Asset for $18.5M

MG Properties group buys a Seattle asset from an affiliate of Goodman Real Estate; Primedia completes its purchase of Rent.com; and Beech Street arranges a $10 million CMBS loan to refinance a student housing asset.

Design for Highrise Residences in Beirut Complete

The design for the first phase of Waterfront City in Beirut, which will include 270 residences rising eight levels above street level, has been completed.

Northwest Georgia Property Combines Green, Affordable Features

The Northwest Georgia Housing Authority recently completed Village Green, a 10-unit public housing project designed with an unusually large number of sustainable features for an affordable property.

TODAY'S DEALS: Aragon Completes Kansas City Acquisition

Aragon Holdings breaks the 3,000-unit mark with its most recent purchase; Beech Street provides a $20.2 million refinancing loan for a Miami community; and Preferred Apartment Communities lands a mezzanine loan for a 140-unit community with an option to purchase.

Boston Capital Invests in Affordable Housing in Upstate New York

A 72-unit multifamily development designed for families in Dryden, N.Y., will benefit from construction financing provided by Boston Capital.

Wood Partners LLC Announces 388-unit Alta Alameda Station Development

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Wood Partners LLC has announced plans to build a 388-unit transit-oriented community in the historic Baker district of Denver. Alta Alameda Station will be built on over five acres of land at 275 Cherokee Street, west of S. Broadway. The community will be directly across from the Alameda Light Rail […]

SPECIAL REPORT: Multifamily a Desired Investment in Europe

Amidst the European sovereign debt crisis, opportunities exist for commercial real estate investors on the continent, according to panelists speaking during a session at the 2012 ULI Spring meeting.

Apartment Industry Has Solid First Quarter

The National Multi Housing Council, in its latest Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions, reports that the U.S. apartment industry is still chugging along at a robust pace.

MHN Interview: Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros on Seniors Housing

Henry Cisneros, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary and one of the authors of Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America, talks to MHN about the major issues regarding seniors housing.