Regions
AMCAL to Debut First LEED Silver Affordable Housing Project
Panorama City, Calif.–AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc. is taking its commitment to a new level with the Los Angeles-area Montecito Terraces senior workforce housing project.
Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program
The NFIP expired in 2008 and has since been operating on a series of extensions. Efforts to reauthorize have been coupled with needed reforms to return the program to solvency.
HUD Proposes New Assessments for Public Housing Authorities
HUD has proposed a new set of rules that would require public housing authorities to conduct physical needs assessments every five years, with 20-year projections.
TODAY’S DEALS: Dezer Pays Off $265M Mortgage on Miami Beach Trump Towers
Dezer pays off a $265 million mortgage on two of the Trump Towers in Miami Beach, Fla.; Arbor closes six Fannie Mae deals totaling $23.6 million; and Walker & Dunlop closes a $4.2 million acquisition loan secured by a 50-unit property in Minnesota.
Historic Rhode Island Property Receives Financing for More Apartments
East Providence, R.I.–Rumford Center, the mixed-use redevelopment of a historic mill complex, has obtained $15.5 million to complete the residential aspect.
TODAY’S DEALS: Home Properties Acquires Two Communities for $65.1M
Home Properties acquires two properties for a $65.1 million total; Essex Realty arranges a bulk sale of 31 condo-converted units for $2.15 million in Chicago; and Marcus & Millichap brokers the sale of a 444-unit community in Largo, Fla.
International Buyers Attracted to Condos in New York and Miami
New York–Two luxury condominiums developed by Africa-Israel USA are attracting international buyers from countries including China, Italy, Brazil, Russia and Singapore.
Freddie Mac Offers $1B in Multifamily Securities
McLean, Va.–Freddie Mac expects to offer approximately $1 billion in Structured Pass-through Certificates–K Certificates–offered to the market by a syndicate of dealers.
TODAY’S DEALS: Trecap Purchases Two Oregon Communities for $53.9M
Trecap Partners acquires two communities in Oregon for $53.9 million; Western National completes a $31 million acquisition in Orange County; and Education Realty Trust closes on the ground lease of a new student-housing community at Syracuse University.
New Durham Apartments Close to Research Triangle Park
In traffic-plagued Raleigh-Durham, Greystar has started construction on an apartment community likely to give residents a break from nightmare commutes.