Freddie Mac Kicks Off First K-Deal Backed By Seniors Housing
Freddie Mac is initiating its first offering of structured pass-through certificates (K certificates) backed exclusively by multifamily mortgages on seniors housing properties. About...
Affordable Multifamily Housing Gets $100 Million Jolt From New Group
The newly formed Housing Partnership Equity Trust (HPET), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the affordable multifamily housing sector, has secured...
Modus And ABR Acquire Washington Boutique Hotel
Modus Hotels, a Washington, D.C.-based owner and operator of lifestyle hotels, and Alex. Brown Realty (ABR), a Baltimore-based real estate manager, have acquired...
CREL CDO Delinquencies Remain Stable
U.S. commercial real estate loan collateralized debt obligations delinquencies (CREL CDOs) remained in a virtual holding pattern for March, according to the latest...
Canadian REIT Completes Purchase Of Six U.S. Multifamily Properties
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, has completed the purchase of six multifamily properties from an...
U.S. Rental Market: Vacancies Down, Costs Up
U.S. rental vacancy rates declined from 8.4% in 2009 to 7.4% in 2011, according to an American Community Survey brief released by the...
Commercial, Multifamily Originations Reached $244.2B In 2012
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers closed $244.2 billion in loans during 2012, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 2012 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily...
HUD And Coldwell Banker Settle Fair Housing Violation Charges
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today a $90,000 conciliation agreement with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and the seller...
CMBS Delinquencies Experience Uptick In March
After falling to a three-year low, late-pays on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 2 basis points (bps) in March to 7.63% from...
Rep. Blackburn Introduces Cybersecurity Bill
In view of the rising concern over cyber attacks against U.S. companies, particularly financial services institutions, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has introduced a...
NMHC Releases Listing Of Top Apartment Owners And Managers
Boston Capital and Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC remained the nation's largest apartment owner and manager, respectively, for the third consecutive year, according...
Global Commercial Real Estate Grew 8% In Q1
Commercial real estate continues to rank high on the list of acquisitions for investors around the world as preliminary global real estate investment...
New Report Forecasts Changes In Retail Real Estate Sector
The growth of e-commerce coupled with evolving consumer shopping patterns will spur the growth of multi-channel retail strategies and impact commercial real estate...
HUD Upgrades Policies On Radon Testing And Mitigation
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it has taken 'significant steps towards eliminating radon exposure in renter-occupied...
Q1 Commercial Real Estate Data Points To Gradual Recovery
The U.S. commercial real estate industry showed evidence of gradual recovery in the first quarter, according to the latest analysis from Los Angeles-based...
Union Bank Buys $3.7B Loan Portfolio From Deutsche Bank Unit
Union Bank, the San Francisco-based subsidiary of Japan's Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), has acquired the $3.7 billion institutional commercial real estate lending...
White Paper Links Bank Failures With Commercial Real Estate Lending
Banks with high concentrations of construction and total commercial real estate lending that exceeded supervisory criteria failed at higher rates than banks with...
Peachtree Hotel Group Adds Six Properties To Portfolio
Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group has announced that it has expanded its portfolio to six hotels in the Southeastern U.S. during the first quarter...
CMBS Delinquency Rate Ticked Upward In March
The delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) inched higher by eight basis points (bps) in March...
Office Space Demand Remained Subpar During Q1
Demand for office space in the first quarter of this year flattened as businesses continue to push for space efficiency, according to research...