Category: News and Trends

Multifamily investment opportunities moderated in the first quarter, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.

The office market continued its “lackluster” pace in the second quarter–recording the lowest quarterly net absorption in three years–said Reis Senior Economist Barbara Byrne Denham.

Multifamily investment opportunities moderated in the first quarter, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.

The office market continued its “lackluster” pace in the second quarter–recording the lowest quarterly net absorption in three years–said Reis Senior Economist Barbara Byrne Denham.

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Apartment rent growth is slowing–especially in once-robust markets–and will likely return to a more normal rate in the quarters to come, said Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.

The Federal Reserve’s recent interest-rate increases–three times in the past seven months–have not deterred the single-family rental sector, reported HomeUnion, Irvine, Calif.

Real estate investment trust executives cited access to capital, competition for fully priced assets, possible tax reform and likely interest rate hikes as significant risks this year, reported BDO USA, Chicago.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Mortgage Bankers Association presented its annual Burton C. Wood Legislative Service Award to Kurt Pfotenhauer, Vice Chairman of First American Title Insurance Co.

NorthMarq Capital, Minneapolis, acquired Salt Lake City, Utah commercial mortgage banking firm Western Capital Realty Advisors, making it NorthMarq’s 37th office.