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Multifamily Market Outlook: Slow but Continuing Growth for Multifamily

Amid a growing number of troubling macroeconomic reports, including two noticeably weak monthly employment reports, the slow—at times uneven—improvement for the housing and residential building sector remains as a positive factor for the nation’s economy.

Fannie Mae Supports the Multifamily Market with Robust Issuance in the Second Quarter of 2012

Fannie Mae recently announced that the company issued approximately $6.7 billion of multifamily MBS in the second quarter of 2012, backed by new multifamily loans delivered by our lenders.

Housing Finance Reform Must Provide Reliable Credit to Home Buyers, NAHB Tells Congress

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress that proposed mortgage lending reforms under the Dodd-Frank Act must be imposed in a manner that causes minimum disruption to the mortgage markets while ensuring consumer protections.

IREM’s Income/Expense Analysis® Data Integrated with ARGUS Solutions

ARGUS Software and the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) announced the availability in summary form of IREM’s Income/Expense Analysis® market within ARGUS®, Valuation DCF and ARGUS®, Enterprise.

Home Builders Lead Broad Coalition at Rally for Homeownership in Tampa

To highlight homeownership’s vital importance to families and to the economy, more than 600 Floridians participated in a Rally for Homeownership today in downtown Tampa.

Property Solutions Announces Todd Katler as New Chief Strategy Officer

Property Solutions International Inc. recently announced the recent hiring of Todd Katler as its new Chief Strategy Officer.

Archstone Promotes Charles E. Mueller Jr. to President and Chief Operating Officer, Appoints R. Webster Neighbor to Chief Financial Officer

Archstone announced that it has promoted Charles E. Mueller Jr. to president and chief operating officer and appointed R. Webster Neighbor as its chief financial officer.

Regency Apartments Selects Grace Hill, Inc. for Custom Course Development

Grace Hill, Inc., a provider of online education and learning management solutions for the multifamily housing industry, recently announced that Regency Apartments selected the company to develop its new online employee orientation course designed to meet specific company objectives.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 2.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 6, 2012.

Housing Finance Reform Must Provide Reliable Credit to Home Buyers, NAHB Tells Congress

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently told Congress that proposed mortgage lending reforms under the Dodd-Frank Act must be imposed in a manner that causes minimum disruption to the mortgage markets while ensuring consumer protections.