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Acres Closed $500M in Transactions During 2018

Acres Closed $500M in Transactions During 2018

Friday, 11 January 2019
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Acres Capital Corp. closed around $500 million in transactions in 2018, according to the company. “In a highly competitive lending environment, we managed to grow our origination volume and cultivate new borrower relationships—all without sacrificing our rigorous underwriting criteria,” said Mark Fogel, CEO and president of Acres. “The significant progress achieved in 2018 is a… Read more...
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Churchhill Closes on New Construction Property in Texas

Churchhill Closes on New Construction Property in Texas

Wednesday, 09 January 2019
Commercial Lending
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Churchill Stateside Group LLC, a real estate company, has closed on Springwood at Allen, a 92-unit new construction property that’s located in Allen, Texas. CSG through its subsidiary Churchill Mortgage Investment provided a $12,894,500 insured loan under Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines for the construction of multifamily properties. The Springwood is a single… Read more...
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Rent Growth Accelerated 3.3% in the Fourth Quarter

Rent Growth Accelerated 3.3% in the Fourth Quarter

Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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The annual pace of U.S. apartment rent growth accelerated to 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, according to real-estate technology and analytics firm RealPage Inc. Momentum in annual rent growth proved substantial in the last half of the year, pushing performance in 2018 ahead of the 2.5 percent growth recorded in 2017. Apartment owners and… Read more...
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Hunt Provides Freddie Multifamily Small Balance Loan & More

Hunt Provides Freddie Multifamily Small Balance Loan & More

Tuesday, 08 January 2019
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Hunt Real Estate Capital provided a Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan in the amount of $5.85 million to refinance a multifamily property located in the Roxboro- Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia. The loan is a 10-year fixed rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The property also benefits from a 10-year tax abatement. Terrace Lofts is… Read more...
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Balfour Acquires Multifamily Property In Memphis

Balfour Acquires Multifamily Property In Memphis

Monday, 07 January 2019
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Balfour Beatty Communities has acquired the Preserve at Southwind, a 306-unit apartment building located in Memphis. The latest addition to Balfour Beatty Communities’ multifamily portfolio was completed as part of a joint venture with ApexOne Investment Partners and American National Insurance Co. and marks the company’s first investment in Memphis. Newmark Knight Frank served as… Read more...
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Freddie, Aon Unveil $915M Multifamily Risk Transfer Offering

Freddie, Aon Unveil $915M Multifamily Risk Transfer Offering

Friday, 04 January 2019
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Freddie Mac has completed its first its multifamily credit risk transfer offering on a pool of $915 million, working with Aon, a reinsurance broker. Freddie Mac has purchased credit risk insurance for the first 5 percent of credit losses on the deal, which includes 55 loans in enterprises Bond Credit Enhancement and Multifamily Participation Certificate… Read more...
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Freddie Mac Issued $72.8B of Multifamily Securities in 2018

Freddie Mac Issued $72.8B of Multifamily Securities in 2018

Thursday, 03 January 2019
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Freddie Mac issued a company record $72.8 billion of multifamily securities in 2018, which were designed to move risk to private investors from taxpayers. “With our diverse array of securities, including our flagship K Deals, we continue pioneering efforts to meet [caption id="attachment_7455" align="alignright" width="300"] Debby Jenkins[/caption] private sector demand for investment products while shifting… Read more...
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Freddie Mac Closes its First Non-LIHTC Loan

Freddie Mac Closes its First Non-LIHTC Loan

Monday, 31 December 2018
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Mortgage banking firm Merchants Capital has secured financing for the development of a $19.7 million mixed-income workforce housing community in Rochester, Minnesota. Merchants Capital secured the loan through the first Freddie Mac Non-LIHTC Forward Commitment on behalf of Real Estate Equities. Technology Park Apartments, the 164-unit affordable housing complex, will help to ease the city's… Read more...
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Freddie: Single-Family Housing Largest Source of Rentals in U.S.

Freddie: Single-Family Housing Largest Source of Rentals in U.S.

Friday, 28 December 2018
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The single-family rental market provides housing to 25 million Americans and is valued at more than $4 trillion. In fact, it’s the largest source of rental housing in U.S., and plays a particularly important role in rural areas where they account for two-thirds of the rental housing stock, according to “Single Family Rental: An Evolving… Read more...
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Securities Properties, Tokyo Land Acquire Property in Oregon

Securities Properties, Tokyo Land Acquire Property in Oregon

Thursday, 27 December 2018
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Security Properties and Tokyu Land US Corp., purchased Sanctuary, an apartment building located in Portland, Ore., for $58,300,000. Built in multiple phases, the $1.9 billion South Waterfront community is one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in the nation. Sanctuary has 182 units and is located along the Willamette River on the southern end of … Read more...
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Dodge Data: Residential Building Dips 1%

Dodge Data: Residential Building Dips 1%

Monday, 24 December 2018
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Residential building in November was $327.5 billion (annual rate), down 1% from October. Single family housing was unchanged from its October pace, staying basically at the plateau that’s been present for much of 2018. Multifamily housing receded 3% in November following its 20% rise in October, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. “Amidst the monthly… Read more...
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REIS: U.S. Apartment Vacancies Unchanged at 4.8%

REIS: U.S. Apartment Vacancies Unchanged at 4.8%

Friday, 21 December 2018
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The apartment vacancy rate was flat in the quarter at 4.8 percent. At year-end 2017 it was 4.6 percent, while at year-end 2016 it was 4.2 percent. Both the national average asking rent and effective rent, which nets out landlord concessions, increased 0.8% in the fourth quarter. At $1,440 per unit, market rent and $1,370… Read more...
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