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Wood Partners Sells Annapolis Multifamily for $68M

March 28, 2012

Costar… Wood Partners sold 1901 West St. in Annapolis, MD, to Pantzer Properties for $68 million or $226,667 per unit. The 300-unit multifamily building was built in 2006 and includes 19,211 square feet of fully leased retail space on the ground floor. Freddie Mac provided a $52 million acquisition loan. Dave Nachison, Alan Davis and Brenden Flood of HFF represented the seller. The buyer had no representation. Please see CoStar COMPS #2276642… See the article here: Wood Partners Sells Annapolis Multifamily for $68M Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Multifamily Mortgage Activity Enjoys Upswing after 3-Year Slump

March 22, 2012

Costar… The multifamily mortgage market continues to experience an increase in lending activity from a variety of participants. Although the GSEs and FHA have been the primary participants, there has also been renewed interest from portfolio lenders, banks and thrifts and commercial mortgage-backed securities issuers, according to new research from Fannie Mae. Based on publicly-available company reports, Kim Betancourt, director multifamily economics and… More: Multifamily Mortgage Activity Enjoys Upswing after 3-Year Slump Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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GREEN LEAD | Green Building News from CoStar

February 17, 2012

Costar… GREEN LEAD is a column on environmental and sustainable design and construction, best practices for green building maintenance and operations, economic impact on developers and owners, new LEED and Energy Star building certifications, and trends in the Green Building movement. Send in your Green News Leads to news@costar.com LEED Doesn’t Cost More – Army Replies to View original post here: GREEN LEAD | Green Building News from CoStar Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Blackstone Uses Clout on Hotel Debt

May 18, 2011

The downturn taught Blackstone how to use the private-equity firm’s clout and balance sheet to restructure debt on pricey hotel investments made during the real-estate boom.

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In The Pipeline: Construction and Development News for May 15 – 21

May 17, 2011

Costar… In The Pipeline is a column on significant land sales, transactions and trends affecting office, industrial, flex, multifamily, mixed-use, hotel and public works developers. Send us news leads about your new project — and sign up to be added to our distribution list to receive future In the Pipeline columns by e-mail. Read previous columns and articles. HCP Ready to Step Up to Fill Lab Space Demand in San Francisco Original post: In The Pipeline: Construction and Development News for May 15 – 21 Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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