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WEB EXCLUSIVES
Freddie Keeps Tax Credits, Focuses on Preservation
The low-income housing tax credit industry can breathe a little easier this year: Freddie Mac is not actively pursuing a sale of its tax-credit portfolio.
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CMBS Delinquencies Hit 9 Percent, and Rising
The CMBS delinquency rate for multifamily loans has reached nearly 9 percent and will likely soon balloon another 400 basis points.
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Non-GSE Lenders Start Gaining Traction
An interesting trend was buried toward the end of the Mortgage Bankers Association fourth quarter origination report.
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Expenses Could Rise in 2010
In the past couple of years, apartment owners felt one upside to the recession. Despite a tight credit market and declining occupancies, their suppliers and contractors were willing to budge, while localities were generally open to lowering taxes. That pushed expense increases down.
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Analysts Show Mixed Feelings on Multifamily Equity REITs
Pace of recovery in property fundamentals to play key role in NOI growth and sector outlook.
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Phoenix Shows Glimmers of Hope
When one of Nick Ingle’s assistants was in college in 1997, he lived in an apartment on the west side of Phoenix. A decade later, he went back. And guess what? He’s paying less for the apartment.
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Q&A with USC Lusk Center's Stan Ross
USC Lusk Center executive Stan Ross explains why he is not bullish about a recovery in jobs.
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