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Florida Master Planned Communities Doing Well Despite Headwinds

Despite the difficult residential market in Florida, the top-selling U.S. master planned community in 2011 is in that state, according to a new study by John Burns Real Estate Consulting, as is the number-nine seller.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Las Vegas Recovers Select Jobs, Increasing Multifamily Sales

Multifamily sales in the Las Vegas metro area increased by 59.6 percent between the third quarters of 2010 and 2011, this in concurrence with the overall unemployment rate dropping from 15.5 percent to 14.2 percent.

Village Green 'City' Brand Coming to Downtown Ann Arbor

The first market rent luxury apartment building to come to downtown Ann Arbor in the past quarter century will be built by Village Green.

It's a Slow but Steady Recovery for Seniors Housing

The seniors housing sector is fighting its way back to health, and the numbers tell the story.

Survey Points to Larger Numbers of Renters by Choice

Only 59.5 percent of renters said that they ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ would renew their apartment leases, according to a new survey by Kingsley Associates. The figure represents a new three-year low.

TODAY'S DEALS: RED Finances $72M Loan for Bay Area Community

Red Mortgage Capital funds a $72 million rehabilitation loan; Walker & Dunlop provides $163.8 million for four assets in Connecticut; and Marcus & Millichap provides a $9.2 million cash-out refinancing in transfer of ownership from TIC to LLC.

Joint Venture Acquires 7,654-acre CalPERS Portfolio, Including Merriam Mountain

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor San Diego-based Newland Real Estate Group LLC has formed a new joint venture with North America Sekisui House LLC, a division of a major Japanese development company, and has thus acquired the largest operating portfolio of residential master-planned communities in the United States. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the deal […]

TODAY'S DEALS: Inland American Breaks Ground on Arizona Student Housing

Inland American Communities breaks ground on a 318-bed student housing community; EdR buys a collegiate housing asset in Oklahoma; and NorthMarq arranges a $19.2 million FHA-insured mortgage.

CityView Closes on First Community in its $300 Million Fund

CityView has closed on its first asset from the Bay Area Fund–a $300 million fund that will be used to invest in Bay Area, Calif., multifamily communities.

Finalists Selected for University of West Georgia Housing Facility

East Village Housing & Dining Phase II at the University of West Georgia has taken another step closer to realization with the selection of four short-list finalists for the development of the facility.