Housing starts end 2020 strong; Risks ahead
While housing starts ended the year on a strong note, rising lumber prices and increasing regulatory cost concerns could affect future production. Led by a solid, double-digit gain in single-family starts, overall housing starts increased 5.8 percent...
LaVie SouthPark apartments in Charlotte purchased by Starlight
JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the sale of LaVie SouthPark, a 321-unit multihousing property located at 5725 Carnegie Blvd. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
JLL represented the seller to complete the sale to...
MF industry associations respond to President Biden’s extension of the Eviction Moratorium
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) appreciate President Biden’s prompt and well-intended action to address the ongoing financial struggle of our nation’s 40 million renters.
However, NMHC and NAA...
ABI Multifamily brokers 160-unit Northwest Phoenix apartment community for $24.25 million
ABI Multifamily—the leading multifamily brokerage and advisory services firm in the Western US—is pleased to announce the $24.25 million / $151,563 Per Unit / $204.66 per square foot sale of Pointe Vista Apartments, a...
Universe Holdings acquires historic multifamily community in Hollywood for $6.9 million
Universe Holdings has acquired, Villa Valentino, an historic 18-unit multifamily community in Hollywood, CA for $6.9 million.
Built in 1926, the property at 2000 N. Highland Boulevard and once home to Charlie Chaplin is registered...
Builder confidence down on rising material prices, upsurge in COVID-19 cases
Rising material costs led by a huge upsurge in lumber prices along with a resurgence of the coronavirus across much of the nation pushed builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes down three points...
Cushman & Wakefield arranges $18.5 million sale on behalf of Bellevue Mills Holdings
Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $18.5 million sale of Bellevue Mill, a 112-unit apartment community located in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Watson Bryant, Paul Marley and Hunter Bowling of Cushman & Wakefield represented the...
Fannie Mae Multifamily has completed $1.5 billion of LIHTC investments since 2018
Fannie Mae announced that since its return to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity (LIHTC) market in 2018, it has provided $1.5 billion of equity investments to support the creation and preservation of 576...
Stepp Commercial completes $2.85 million sale of a 9-unit value-add apartment property in Koreatown...
Stepp Commercial, a leading multifamily brokerage firm in the Los Angeles market, has completed the $2.85 million sale of a nine-unit apartment property located at 821 S. Gramercy Drive within the Koreatown submarket of...
Commercial property owner sues L.A. County over eviction ban
The owner of a commercial building filed a lawsuit challenging Los Angeles County’s moratorium on commercial evictions. The lawsuit is the first to challenge a commercial eviction moratorium.
Howard Iten is a retired auto mechanic who leases his garage...
Next Wave acquires newly built luxury community in Phoenix for $25.5 million
Next Wave Investors, LLC (“Next Wave”) a private equity firm focused on value-add multifamily investments, acquired The Grove on Glendale, a new 56-unit luxury townhome community in North Central Phoenix, Arizona for $25.5 million...
Power Hitters with Jeffrey Spicer
Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Jeffrey Spicer, VP Development for Dominion.
Construction materials prices edge higher as lumber rebounds
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for December 2020. It showed that the BLS price index of materials and components for construction was up 0.8 percent from November,...
Interra Realty arranges $5.46 million sale of two-building apartment portfolio in Chicago’s South Shore...
Interra Realty, a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment services firm, announced the $5.46 million sale of two recently rehabbed rental properties in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood: 7646 S. Essex Ave., a 30-unit apartment building,...
Capitol Hill multifamily property close to light rail station sells for redevelopment
A multifamily property located at 228 11th Avenue East in Capitol Hill has been sold to a private developer for $3,300,000 ($430 per land square foot). The seller, Tobin Properties, was represented in the...
