Regions
Matteson and E&S Ring Form Strategic Alliance
Culver City and Redwood City, Calif.–The Matteson Companies and E&S Ring Management Corporation have entered a long-term strategic alliance in the West.
TODAY’S DEALS: George Smith Arranges $92M in Debt, Equity Construction Loan Take-Out
George Smith Partners arranges $92 million for an L.A. community; A JV between Praedium and StarPoint acquires a 558-unit community for $79 million; and IPA brokers the sale of a 220-unit community in Southern California.
Tribeca Sells Multifamily Assets Acquired through Loan Purchase in 2009
San Francisco–Tribeca Cos. has sold nine of the 12 properties that it acquired through a loan purchase from lender UBS in late 2009, then acquired the title through foreclosure of the properties.
Morgan Stanley and National Equity Fund Create $100M Natural Disaster Fund
The Rebuilding Local Economies Fund is designed to support economic recovery in 13 States by accelerating rebuilding and creating jobs.
NMHC: U.S. Housing Policy Must Be Rebalanced
Attendees at an NMHC mid-year meeting agree that the government needs to adopt a new housing policy that is more supportive of the expanding population of renters.
TODAY’S DEALS: Bascom, Carlyle Acquire 840-Unit Portfolio for $31.7M
Bascom and Carlyle pick up an 840-unit portfolio for $31.7 million in Denver; Trion Properties acquires a distressed 20-unit property in Los Angeles; and HFF arranges a $4.48 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for a value-add project.
Solar Power System Completed at San Diego Affordable Housing Property
San Diego–Community HousingWorks and HelioPower have completed a Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing project at Las Serenas, an affordable housing property in San Diego.
TODAY’S DEALS: HomeStreet Arranges $35M for Seattle Mixed-Use Project
HomeStreet Capital arranges $35 million for a mixed-used building in Seattle; Beech Street Capital provides a $10.4 million loan for a 274-unit community in Baltimore; and Eastern Consolidated oversees a $17 million sale of bank-owned properties.
Multifamily Construction, Vacancies Both Inch Upward
NAHB’s Mulitfamily Production Index finds that construction of multifamily low-rent units, market-rate-rent units and for-sale units all inched up in the first quarter, as did vacancies.
TODAY’S DEALS: Partnership Picks Up Mixed-Use TOD in Chicago
Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds and McCaffery Interest acquire a mixed-use TOD; Cassidy Turley sells a community in Phoenix for $5.3 million; and Phillips Development sells an apartment asset to its equity partner for more than $34 million.