April 2006 Table of Contents

Features
Apartment outlook bright for 2006

In a lively discussion before an audience of more than 100 developers and owners from around the nation, Apartment Finance Today magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board painted a positive picture of the outlook for multifamily housing in 2006.  Read more

Luxury rehab comes to Newark

Newark, N.J. – In March, the first potential tenants were shopping for apartments at eleven80, a historic Art Deco high-rise overlooking Military Park, just a few blocks away from Newark’s Penn Station. Read more

Regional Markets: Nationwide

Eldersburg, Md. – Bulls Capital Partners, LLC, announced in March that it had provided an $8.9 million Fannie Mae loan for Rachuba Group’s 134-unit Piney Ridge Apartments here in Carroll County near Baltimore. Read more

Pension funds to remain aggressive buyers

Pension funds are expanding the range of multifamily properties they are buying as they attempt to increase the placement of their funds in a very heated investment market. Read more

Don’t look down

It’s hard out there for a pessimist. The economic forecasts of late are all sunshine and blue skies, including those presented at our recent conference for apartment owners and developers in San Diego. Read more

Tips for smooth construction financing

San Diego – With construction costs continuing to climb even as sales prices are expected to plateau in many markets this year, developers face a financial squeeze if their construction financing comes up short. Read more

Apartment outlook bright for 2006

In a lively discussion before an audience of more than 100 developers and owners from around the nation, Apartment Finance Today magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board painted a positive picture of the outlook for multifamily housing in 2006.  Read more

Immigrants to become majority of renters

Franklin Acevedo knows the importance of the immigrant market to his apartment communities. Read more

AFT Index strides ahead

The Apartment Finance Today Index posted strong results this month, gaining 34.21 points, or 2.85%, to close at 1,234.32 for the month-long session ended March 15, 2006. Read more

Commercial banks boost deal count

In the face of intense competition, commercial banks have been winning a growing share of the market for commercial and multifamily mortgages. Read more

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