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    Brookfield buys $845M portfolio from Blackstone

    The firm purchased eight properties totaling more than 4,000 units from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust.

    By Dec. 3, 2024
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    Courtesy of Knightvest Capital
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Knightvest lands 3 Texas deals

    The firm continues to buy as it works out extensions with lenders on properties bought in 2021 and 2022.

    By Dec. 2, 2024
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    MSCI: Cap rates rise 20 bps this year

    Apartment sales volume increased 18% YOY in October, while prices fell 6.1%.

    By Nov. 25, 2024
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    Courtesy of Fannie Mae
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    FHFA announces higher caps for Freddie, Fannie

    The announcement comes as questions surround the future of GSEs under the incoming Trump administration.

    By Nov. 21, 2024
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Gilbane, CBRE partner on student housing portfolio

    The initial transaction includes three existing properties and three in development across six Power Four schools.

    By Nov. 20, 2024
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    Multifamily inches down to $14.2B in distress

    Despite a staggering amount of troubled properties, a number of reports point to an improving landscape.

    By Nov. 19, 2024
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    AvalonBay expands build-to-rent operations, plans future acquisitions

    The company expects to find opportunities in its Texas, North Carolina and Colorado markets.

    By Nov. 19, 2024
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    Lakeland goes off-market to buy Massachusetts property

    The firm secured 135 Main Street through a previous relationship and plans value-add upgrades at the asset.

    By Nov. 15, 2024
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Archway grabs deal for 30% discount in Dallas

    The California-based firm plans exterior and amenity upgrades at the Coronado Apartment Homes.

    By Nov. 14, 2024
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    Harrison Street sells student portfolio for $893M

    The Scion Group and a major institutional investor bought the 14 communities totaling 8,724 beds.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
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    Standard Communities acquires $1B portfolio

    The firm plans to invest over $30 million in capital improvements and deferred maintenance across the 6,000 units in more than 60 communities.

    By Nov. 8, 2024
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    Fed cuts rates by 25 bps

    Treasuries jumped after the September rate reduction and again since the presidential election was called.

    By Nov. 7, 2024
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    West Coast cap rates fall

    Demand for well-located properties is rising, but inventory remains low.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    Senators question KKR’s acquisition of 5,200 units

    The lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, scrutinized the deal’s potential to “exacerbate rising rent costs in regions across the United States.”

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    PGIM, Citymark enter JV to buy debt

    The firms will target both performing and non-performing loans.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Greystar reportedly in talks to buy $1.1B Australian student housing portfolio

    If finalized, the transaction would include seven properties with a total of 5,662 beds across five cities.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    MSCI: Apartment sales volume increases for second consecutive quarter

    Prices fell 6.3% year over year in Q3, but the pace of decline is moderating.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Lion Real Estate Group nabs off-market deal in Houston

    The investment firm saw an opportunity to secure a 25-year-old property at a good yield.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
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    Resia sells, retains management of Florida property

    Kayne Anderson Real Estate bought Resia Old Cutler from the Miami-based firm using Fannie Mae debt.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Historic Philadelphia building goes into servicing

    The Brush Factory Lofts, which sits in a neighborhood where rents are falling, saw its loan hit 90 days’ delinquent in August.

    By Oct. 23, 2024
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    The challenges of building workforce housing

    Astor Cos. CEO Henry Torres is using the Live Local Act to add attainable rentals to his portfolio of luxury properties.

    By Oct. 21, 2024
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    Forum joins the preferred equity club

    The apartment owner recently closed a $226 million investment vehicle specializing in multifamily private credit.

    By Oct. 16, 2024
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    Bank reportedly forecloses on Chasen’s office conversion in Baltimore

    The developer planned to turn the historic One Calvert Plaza into 173 apartments.

    By Oct. 15, 2024
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Eastham, Mosaic buy 2 Houston properties

    The partners were able to acquire Amber Oaks and Park Place by emphasizing their ability to close deals.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    How tech investors can avoid getting burned by multifamily

    Entrepreneur Zain Jaffer says an intense focus on IRR above all else can lead to problems.

    By Oct. 10, 2024