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By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorLake Zurich, Ill.–NorthMarq Capital has arranged first mortgage financing of $15,326,400 for Landings (pictured) of Lake Zurich, a 206-unit multifamily property, located in Lake Zurich, Ill. The loan carries a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule and was arranged for the borrower, Landings Capital Partners LLC, by NorthMarq through its affiliated Fannie Mae DUS lender, AmeriSphere. Alliant Capital Closes $1.62M Second Lien Financing for Garden-Style ProjectTucson, Ariz.–Alliant Capital LLC recently arranged $1.62 million second lien financing of Posada del Rio in Tucson, Ariz. on behalf of HSL Properties Inc. The second lien was completed…

By Erika Schnitzer, Associate Editor Tucson, Ariz.—Fewer out-of-state buyers will suppress transaction velocity in Tucson, Ariz., according to Marucs & Millichap’s second-quarter 2009 Apartment Research Report. Sales activity has fallen 56 percent in the past year.“In recent years, these investors played a large role in driving velocity and, subsequently, price growth,” says David Guido, regional manager of the Tucson office of Marcus & Millichap.For those properties with between 10 and 39 units, only one has sold at a level higher than the previous sale price, Hamid Panahi, senior associate in Marcus & Millichap’s Tucson office, tells MHN. For projects with…

By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorNewport Beach, Calif.–Hacker Industries Inc. recently donated FIRM-FILL 2010 Gypsum Concrete Floor Underlayment to the San Diego Habitat for Humanity (SDHFH).  The product donation provided a smooth, hard surface for finished floor coverings in SDHFH’s new Roosevelt Garden Condominiums in Carlsbad, Calif. “Hacker Industries’ involvement with Habitat for Humanity began many years ago,” says Kerry Hacker, vice president of Hacker Industries, Inc. “This is truly a great cause, and we are very proud to contribute our products to the Roosevelt Condominiums and continue our support for Habitat for Humanity.” In 2008, Hacker Industries, Inc. celebrated…

By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorLutherville, Md.–Property Solutions and SatisFacts Research have signed a new alliance, which includes two components. Property Solutions will offer SatisFacts’ Insitetouchpoint customer service modules as a robust resident and prospect feedback system to integrate into their property and prospect portals. In addition, each firm will cross-promote the other’s services so as to offer multifamily operators a comprehensive resident and prospect communication solution.Property Solutions is a provider of apartment community web sites, providing property management tools to management companies. Their products include the Resident Portal, Resident Payand Prospect Portaltools. SatisFacts Research serves as a satisfaction research…

By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorRaleigh, N.C.–With the multi-housing sector hit with depressed demand and unavailability of construction financing, the forecast for new construction until 2011 is not favorable, according to the FMI Construction Outlook: Second Quarter 2009 Report. The multifamily sector will build projects totaling $42.6 billion in 2009, which is a 15 percent decrease from $50 billion in 2008 and is expected to remain flat in 2010 at $43 billion.“Despite the multifamily sector performing poorly, it is still running at much better levels when compared to the mid-90s when construction was down in the $30 billion range,” Heather…

By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorLodi, Calif.–Hendricks & Partners has arranged the sale of Lakeview Apartment Homes, a 138-unit apartment community in Lodi, Calif., for $14 million.Located at 1510 & 1511 South Mills Ave. the condominium-mapped community was constructed in 1984. The site measures approximately 8.85 acres and is located just south of West Kettleman on South Mills Avenue in Lodi. The property features 25 buildings with both single-story cottage and two-story, walk-up, garden-style structures with an average unit size of 993 square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools, two spas, private garages, a leasing office and fitness center….

By Keat Foong, Executive Editor Cincinnati, Ohio—It was no surprise that a REO property brokered by Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA) sold so quickly: It was a classic value-add investment opportunity, according to the company.  ARA’s Distressed Assets Solutions Group arranged for the the $1.1 million Real Estate Owned property sale to Tritex Real Estate Advisors Inc. Tritex represented the holder of the foreclosed property, the 45-unit Oakley Terrace apartments located in Cincinnati. Brian Pace, sales person at ARA’s Midwest office, said prospective buyers were attracted by the fact that the property was Real Estate Owned and that the upside potential…

By Erika Schnitzer, Associate EditorAtlanta—Coro Realty Advisors LLC’s 05 Buckhead, a new 20-story, 155-unit high-rise luxury apartment community, recently opened its doors to new residents.“The developers were aware that a lot of condos were going up and didn’t want to dive into that market,” Mick Wilkinson, construction administration project manager at Atlanta-based Ai Group Design LLC, the architecture firm that designed 05 Buckhead, tells MHN. “Other apartments around here were being converted to condos, so they saw a shortage of high-end rental.”The community is approximately 30 percent leased, which, Wilkinson notes, is at a pace ahead of the schedule the…

By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorBoston–With job losses still high and the economy not yet picking up, demand in the apartment market continues to slow. As vacancies rise, owners need to attract new tenants and maintain existing residents by doing one of the two 1) decrease asking rent or 2) maintain and even increase asking rent while compensating the tenant with a month or two of free rent, paid moving expenses, or a number of other concessions. In the face of immense declines in demand, apartment landlords are now responding with both strategies simultaneously, according Brad Dillman of Portfolio and…

By Anuradha Kher, Online News EditorChicago, Norfolk, Va.–Apartments.com launched its new application for the iPhone on the Apple App Store. Renters can use their iPhone or iPod touch to look for apartments. The application delivers access to millions of apartments through location-based searches in a visually enhanced media format including walk through videos, photos, floorplans and integrated mapping.  “Unique features like walk through videos, photos, floorplans and integrated mapping allow us to offer a superior apartment search experience for iPhone and iPod touch users,” says Chris Brown, vice president of product management at Apartments.com. “Apartments.com has provided access to its…