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From the Editor

Andre Shashaty, Editor
ashashaty@hanleywood.com

The editor's column will return next month.

The Magazine

AFT Reveals Top 50 Markets

AFT analyzed more than 80 markets across the country for this exclusive report identifying The Top 50 Apartment Markets. We looked at some of the most important factors that drive the multifamily sector. Find out how Cleveland beat out Denver and other surprising discoveries.
TOP 50 MARKETS (PDF)
FULL ARTICLE

Mortgage Lending: Debt Markets

Cap rates tick up as buyers face more caution on high-leverage loans.
FULL ARTICLE

Mortgage Lending: Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae's strong first half reflects renewed focus.
FULL ARTICLE

Capital Markets: Equity Investment

Friends and family financing and preferred-equity providers can help the burgeoning developer get off the ground.
FULL ARTICLE

Industry News

Workforce Housing Goes Mainstream

As the housing credit crisis on Wall Street stretched into its third month, Moody’s Investors Service issued a report trumpeting the “great demand” for housing targeted to workers such as teachers, policemen, and nurses.
FULL ARTICLE

Deal Is Complete to Take Archstone REIT Private

Tishman Speyer Properties and its financial partner Lehman Brothers have completed their $22.2 billion purchase of Archstone-Smith Trust.
FULL ARTICLE

City Council Provides a Boost for N.C. Loft Project

The Landmark Group seeks city support to help secure state tax credits to fund their $17 million-plus project in Lexington, N.C.
FULL ARTICLE

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October 24-26, 2007
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LENDER SURVEY
APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY will be profiling the nation's top multifamily lenders in an upcoming issue, and we need your help. If you'd like your organization to be considered for the list, please contact Senior Editor Jerry Ascierto at jascierto@hanleywood.com for a copy of the survey text.

HOUSING FINANCE BLOG

Read about deals, subsidies, gossip, taxes, and sneaky fine print in the world of rental real estate, from the editors and writers of APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY here.

Contact

To reach APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY Executive Editor Christine Serlin, please e-mail cserlin@hanleywood.com

To reach APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY online editor Jaime Windon, e-mail jwindon@hanleywood.com.

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