Economy: Page 161


  • BBB Advises Contractors to Avoid Firms That Charge $99 for Job Leads

    Several builders have reported being scammed by thieves using at at least three business names.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Deals: CBRE Capital Markets Arranges $155M for Seattle Portfolio

    Deals from both coasts figure in the latest deal report from Multi-Housing News.

    Jan. 17, 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
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    Freddie Mac Announces First K-Deal of the Year

    It's a seven-year-term, billion-dollar offering backed by multifamily housing mortgages.

    Jan. 17, 2012
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    Beijing to Continue Property Curbs

    The Beijing municipal government will continue home-purchase restrictions this year to curb speculation and reduce prices, the city's mayor said.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Commercial Property Sales Plunge

    Jitters over the European debt crisis and stagnant office rents contributed to a drop of more than 40% in sales volume in Manhattan's commercial real-estate market during the last quarter of 2011, according to a new report.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Return of the Reverse Mortgage

    Converting home equity into cash has been a challenge for homeowners since the real-estate downturn, but a growing number of lenders are quietly reviving a loan for seniors that does just that: the reverse mortgage.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Fannie, Freddie Face Pay Cuts

    Regulators will sharply cut the pay of the new chief executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which may make it difficult for the struggling mortgage-finance giants to attract and keep qualified CEOs.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Loan Default Rates Edge Up in December

    Data from five major markets found defaults on mortgages and some other consumer loans were up at year's end.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Room at the Top Is a Bad Thing for Mortgages, Bank Exec Says

    The CEO of J.P. Morgan says that no one is steering the ship when it comes to fixing the housing market.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • NAHB Brings Gingrich to Speak for Homeownership

    The builders' organization found a kindred spirit for its "Rally for Homeownership" campaign.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Economists Think Home Prices Are Done Sinking

    Economists polled by Reuters said the Case-Schiller Home Price Index probably has touched bottom.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Westport Picks Up Scottsdale Financial Center II

    The acquisition is the investment manager's second Phoenix-area property.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Mitsui Fudosan Takes 80% Stake in D.C.’s Homer Building

    Mitsui Fudosan America Inc. bought into the office property a few blocks from the White House.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Brookdale Acquires 1.4 MSF Dallas Office Complex

    Brookdale Investors Six L.P. has just added 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space to its portfolio with the acquisition of The Towers at Williams Square in Irving, Tex.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • FDIC Closes on Third IMP Sale

    The sale under the Investor Match Program moved a quarter of a failed Washington State bank's assets.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • Tracking Multifamily's Ever Widening Spreads

    Multifamily is hot right now, but cap rates show that some classes are hotter than others.

    Jan. 17, 2012
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    UGL Adds Chicago-based Cap Markets Group

    CHICAGO-The Sydney-based firm, which recently took over DTZ, will provide transaction services for acquisitions, dispositions, SLBs, workouts, and more. Plus more Midwest news.

    Jan. 17, 2012
  • CoreLogic, FICO counting rent in credit scores

    Credit-reporting companies CoreLogic and FICO now include rental payments in determining credit scores.

    Jan. 16, 2012
  • Loan Applications Up 4.5% This Month

    Mortgage bankers's numbers show loan applications were up the week of Jan. 6.

    Jan. 16, 2012
  • Housing Market's Economic History

    An analysis by Philip J. Anderson looks at real estate bubbles throughout U.S. history,

    Jan. 13, 2012
  • Deals: UDR/MetLife JV Completes $630M NYC Buy

    UDR/MetLife, Beech Street Capital and Walker & Dunlop wrap up multifamily transactions.

    Jan. 13, 2012
  • MetLife Buys Chicago Tower from LYND

    The  249-unit EnV building is know for its distinctive design.

    Jan. 13, 2012
  • Encore Wins Financing for Next Apartment Project

    Encore Multi-Family LLC has closing on the financing for the its next ground-up development project, a garden-style apartment property in the Denver suburb of Thornton. T

    Jan. 13, 2012
  • Crossbeam Begins Development on 270 Units

    The project in Mira Loma, Texas, is the company's first commercial development.

    Jan. 13, 2012
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    Jake Harrington Named On-Site’s CEO

    On-Site.com has promoted co-founder Jake Harrington to be chief executive officer.

    Jan. 13, 2012