Economy: Page 153


  • FHFA Puts Dec. 31 Deadline on Securitization Plan

    FHFA’s announcement was connected to a conservatorship scorecard released Friday.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2012
  • Hardest-Hit Housing States Showing Greatest Jobs Recovery

    From the bottom, Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada are climbing.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2012
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    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • Economy Watch: Private Sector Hiring on All Cylinders

    A survey of economic data.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2012
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    Investors Expect NPL Market to Perform This Year

    Their thinking is that maturing debt is pushing banks to get loans off their books and into buyers' hands.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2012
  • Auction.com Event Sells $424M in Multifamily

    One transaction set a record for the venue – $55.1 million.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012
  • Construction Jobless Rate Dips in Feb., Though Industry Sheds Jobs

    Bureau of Labor Statistics information may be skewed by a longer building season in  a mild winter.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012
  • Southern California Borrower Gets $23M for Nine Properties

    The investments are in six states, with three in Ohio.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2012
  • Multifamily Production Hit Six-Year High in Q4

    Builders and developers told NAHB that they continue to gain confidence in the sector.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Banks Cautiously Return to CRE; CMBS Market Poised for Takeoff

    Seemingly, banks are getting back into the lending waters for commercial projects.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Power Index Podcast – 2012 Top REITs

    In an audio podcast, Mike Ratliff and Jack Kern dissect MHN's 2012 ranking of the top REITs.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Related Targets Brazil With $1 Billion Investment

    The company wants to give Brazilian investors U.S.-style luxury condos in their own hemisphere.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Deals: MG Properties Buys Reno Asset for $27 Million

    News about deals in multifamily properties from around the nation.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • PROFILE: Clear Capital

    The valuation firm sees lenders asking for information on a range of scenarios for a property.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Economy Watch: ADP Says Jobs Up, Fed Says Consumers Are Borrowing

    Payroll specialist ADP Employer Services reported on Wednesday that the U.S. private sector added 216,000 jobs in February.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • S&P Analysts to Discuss U.S. Housing Market in Live Online Session

    The topic is what lies ahead for the housing sector in the U.S., including corporate home builders.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • REO Rental Plan to Snare 20% of Foreclosure Pipeline

    Merrill Lynch sees up to a fifth of REO homes going into the rental conversion plan.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • The Unanswered Multifamily Contradiction

    The sector has rebounded, driven by more renters, but it has the most delinquent loans.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Getting the Deal Financed, Philly-Style

    Life companies like investing in Philadelphia. Across the river in Delaware? Not so much.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2012
  • Gold on the Prairie? South Dakota Tops Home Price Index in January

    North Dakota was No. 2 when distressed sales were counted, No. 3 when they weren't.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012
  • What Makes Commercial Real Estate Click in Today’s Market

    A Regents Bank officer offers advice on how to establish strategies for success.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012
  • North American Investor Optimism Leads the Way Despite Uncertainties

    Hunfry for yields, investors say they are looking for deals to do.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012
  • Debt a Problem, but Europe Overshadows U.S. in Investor Eyes

    CBRE's 2012 online survey shows little change over last year's statistics.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2012
  • Condos Finished 2011 in Same Boat as Houses

    A look at the December Case-Schiller data indicates condos had the same problems as houses.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012
  • Overall Declines Mask Big Regional Differences in Overhang

    Standard & Poor's says painting by the big-picture overhang numbers can distort the image.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2012
  • Survey: Students Say Private Bed/Bath Most Important for Them

    Students and their rent-paying parents put privacy at the top of their priority list. Next comes laundry.

    By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2012