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What's Old is New Again: Value-Add Capital Program Aims to Modernize Community Interiors

CBRE Global Investors has purchased Heritage Creek, a 324-unit garden-style apartment community built in the ’90s, and it plans to initiate a value-add capital program to modernize the interiors.

TODAY'S DEALS: NorthMarq Arranges $136.4M for Student Housing Portfolio

NorthMarq provides $136.4 million to recapitalize a student housing portfolio; NASH-Newland acquires 28 master-planned communities; and Spirit/Bascom form a JV targeting 5,000 units.

Artemis Closes First Fund, Set to Hunt for Property

Artemis Real Estate Partners, has closed its first institutional fund, Artemis Real Estate Partners Fund I.

Today's Deals: CBRE Capital Markets Arranges $155M for Seattle Portfolio

CBRE Capital Markets arranges a $155 million refinancing for a Seattle portfolio; Security Properties closes 2011 with $244 million in transactions; and Boston Capital invests in an affordable project in Maine.

Marcus & Millichap Report Predicts Strongest Year Yet for Rental Market

2011 proved to be a good year for multifamily, according to Marcus & Millichap’s 2012 National Apartment Report. And this is predicted to continue for 2012.

Colliers Launches Student Housing Group

Colliers International plans to capitalize on growing demand in the student housing market with the creation of its National Student Housing Group.

David Woodward Forms CompassRock Real Estate LLC

After a career providing leadership and strategic vision to Laramar Group and Archstone, David Woodward has formed a new property management firm, CompassRock Real Estate LLC.

TODAY'S DEALS: UDR/MetLife JV Completes $630M NYC Acquisition

UDR/MetLife complete a $630 joint venture acquisition in New York; Beech Street Capital closes 2011 with $2.2 billion in multifamily financing; and Walker & Dunlop supplies a $24.7 million refi under Fannie Mae Early Rate Lock.

Encore Wins Financing for Next Apartment Project

Encore Multi-Family LLC has closing on the financing for the its next ground-up development project, a garden-style apartment property in the Denver suburb of Thornton.

Montana’s Franklin School Apartments Revitalized

Franklin School Apartments, a Great Falls, Mont. affordable multifamily property whose history dates to the early years of the 20th century, has benefited from energy-efficient upgrades, thanks to a financing solution recommended by Columbus, Ohio-based Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co.