Construction materials prices higher again in April
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Multifamily mortgage originations down year-over-year in Q1
A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that originations of multifamily mortgages were down in Q1 compared to the same quarter in...
Job openings up in March
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Rents jump in April
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Comunidad Partners acquires 206-unit affordable multifamily asset in East Fort Worth,...
Comunidad Partners, a minority and women-owned real estate investment firm that specializes in workforce / affordable housing communities in culturally diverse neighborhoods, has recently...
Beachwold Residential acquires Alvista Willow Brook in CT, financing secured
JLL Capital Markets announced it arranged a $28.5 million acquisition financing for Alvista Willow Brook, a 180-unit multihousing property located in Meriden, Connecticut, that...
Jay Wilson joins Standard Communities as Director of East Coast Asset...
Standard Communities, the affordable housing division of Standard Companies, has named Jay Wilson the Director of East Coast Asset Management, based in Washington, D.C. Standard...
JLL Capital Markets adds debt industry veteran Tony Nargi to its...
JLL Capital Markets announced that it has added Tony Nargi as a Managing Director within its multihousing debt and equity placement team in Denver,...
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In the midst of the COVID pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) took the unprecedented step of banning evictions nation-wide, characterizing the action...
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