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Freddie Mac Announces First K Certificates Offering Backed Only by 5-Year Multifamily Mortgages

Freddie Mac today announced its first offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (“K Certificates”) backed exclusively by multifamily mortgages with a 5-year term.

Fannie Mae Prices $767 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC Under Fannie Mae GeMS Program

Fannie Mae priced its third Multifamily DUS REMIC in 2012 totaling $767 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS) program on March 14, 2012.

Jay Thompson Joins Zillow as Director of Industry Outreach and Social Media

Zillow Inc., a real estate information marketplace, announced real estate industry blogger Jay Thompson is joining Zillow® as the company’s director of industry outreach and social media.

Norbert Buelsing Joins CBRE as Senior Vice President

CBRE Group Inc. announced that Norbert Buelsing, CPM, CSM has joined the CBRE Investment team as senior vice president.

Brooklyn Condos Converted to Luxury Rentals

Owned by Invesco and managed by Milestone Management, 75 Clinton is a nine-story luxury rental building featuring 74 upscale residences in the heart of Brooklyn Heights.

Via Verde Puts Remaining Co-ops on Market

Via Verde, a mixed rental and co-op building in the Melrose section of the South Bronx, has put the rest of its co-op units on the market.

Top Seniors Housing Investment Sales Team of Maconachy and Lavender Joins HFF Dallas

HFF announced that the team of Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender has joined the firm’s Dallas office to lead HFF’s charge into the seniors housing investment sales business.

HNN Associates Selects Contact At Once! to Provide Apartment Chat

Contact At Once!, a leading provider of apartment chat software, announced that HNN Associates, a multifamily property management company located in Bellevue, Wash., has selected Contact At Once! to power online chat across all of their consumer-facing websites.

Gables Corporate Accommodations Named Company of the Year; Prestigious Tower of Excellence Awarded

The Annual Tower of Excellence Awards Dinner for the Corporate Housing Providers Association was held in Miami Wednesday evening March 7, 2012 and Gables Corporate Accommodations won the top honor being named Company of the Year for companies with more than 300 units.

Rose Associates Promotes Robert Werner to Managing Director

Rose Associates, a New York-based full-service real estate firm, announced today that Robert Werner has been promoted to managing director.