Is Student Housing Overheated?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is no indication yet that problems in the economy have impacted the business of American Campus Communities, a developer and manager of student housing communities, according to the company’s president and CEO, Bill Bayless. ...
Behringer Harvard Announces Public Offering of Multifamily REIT
Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, a public non-listed real estate investment trust, announced today its initial public offering to raise equity in excess of $2 billion through the sale of up to 200 million shares of common stock at $10 per share. ...
Lift for Landlords
An essential pricing tool in the hotel, airline and rental car industries for years, revenue management software has yet to gain widespread acceptance...
Commercial/Multifamily Originations Drop Sharply
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations continued to fall on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations....
Senate Okays Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Rescue
President Bush was expected to sign into law by early August a controversial bill to rescue government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
Multifamily Industry Seeks Reassurance Amid Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Distress
A day after President Bush called on Congress to prop up government-sponsored mortgage pillars Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, behind the scenes the multifamily industry is quietly voicing concern about the agencies’ lending plans in a flurry of phone calls and queries to agency executives....
Two-part Sale of Affordable Housing Company
Avanath Capital Partners, an Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment firm, and MacFarlane Costa Housing Partners have acquired Simpson Housing Solutions and its portfolio of 273 properties. ...
Reclaiming the Waterfront
A hundred builders had already taken a pass on reviving the forsaken RCA Victor building on the Delaware River in Camden, N.J. before Philadelphia developer...
Multifamily CMBS Delinquencies Rise
The delinquency rate on commercial mortgage-backed securities rose to 0.43% at the end of the first quarter, according to Standard & Poor’s, a 27% increase from a delinquency rate of 0.34% at the end of 2007....
Condo Workouts Breed Innovation
In overbuilt residential markets from Las Vegas to Miami, investors with unsold condominiums and their creditors are desperately seeking ways to cover...
Meridian Deal for D.C. Condo Property Gone Rental
Meridian Capital Group has arranged financing of $185 million for a 432-unit Washington, D.C., apartment complex located in Senate Square, close to Capitol Hill. ...
Residential Condo Glut to Worsen
Developers and owners of residential condominiums for sale in overbuilt markets would be wise to cut their losses and sell before a wave of construction adds another 100,000 units to the national inventory of this year, experts say....
Multifamily Fund Secures $200 Million
Irvine, Calif.-based Western National Properties, a member of multifamily firm Western National Group, has held an initial closing of its Western National Realty Fund II, L.P. (Fund II) with over $200 million of equity commitments from “several top-tier institutional investors,” according to CEO Michael K. Hayde....
Ranks of Apartment Dwellers Increase Dramatically
More than one million households joined the ranks of renters in the last two years, according to a new report by the National Multi Housing Council, a Washington-based group representing the multifamily rental housing industry. ...
Housing Crunch in the Big Easy
Two-and-a-half years after floodwaters surged through New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, some 27,000 families are trying to leave government...
Multifamily Action Kicks Off 2008
Aside from roller coaster economic news and continued mention of the “R” word, plenty of black ink has also been spilled of late when it comes to news in the nation’s multifamily market....
Puttin' on The Ritz
The Ritz Carlton Residences in Chicago is breaking into a neighborhood traditionally known for luxury retail and high-end office space. And it's not alone....
Katrina's Unintended Consequences
After the hurricane that devastated New Orleans, it was Houston's turn. Victims fled to the Texas city in unprecedented numbers. The extraordinary private-public...
San Francisco Apartment Market Shines
Multifamily rent growth in the Golden Gate City will lead the nation in 2008, thanks to a healthy economy and population growth...
Testy Times for Apartment Investors
A long shadow hangs over the U.S. apartment market at the start of 2008. The combination of a potential supply glut fueled by a growing number of condominiums...
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