From the busy streets of New York City to the quiet towns of Montana, more and more multifamily developers are beginning to embrace green building principles. Read more
With so many multifamily investors seeking maximum financial leverage in acquiring properties, it’s no surprise the two big government-sponsored enterprises continue refining customized mezzanine-type loan programs to supplement senior mortgages. Read more
Builders find new reasons to go solar
Nothing says “green building” more clearly than a gleaming line of solar panels tilted to catch the sunlight. Read more
The Apartment Finance Today Index (AFT Index) slid south for our session ended Feb. 13, 2006. Read more
Chicago now has more buildings with green roofs than perhaps any other place in the country. Read more
Mortgage banking industry leaders are gearing up for a fight over plans announced by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to nearly double the mortgage insurance premium (MIP) for most FHA programs to 80 basis points.. Read more
Freddie Mac executives are looking to maintain their momentum in 2006 after turning in a record year for financing multifamily housing in 2005. Read more
Even amid the most active income-property lending environment ever, life insurance companies – historically conservative investors – face frantic competition in the multifamily field, led by Wall Street conduit lenders and big government-spons Read more
Green Rehabs
Your drafty old apartment building may be the ideal place to put modern high-performance ideas into practice. Read more
Lender confidence has fueled the student housing boom for the past two years. Read more