MultiFamily Newslinks 4-6-11

:  APARTMENT PRICES: HOW FAR FROM THE PREVIOUS PEAK - NMHC 3-29-11 – Values are up, but is there more room to go?

 :  Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations up 88% – Housing Wire – 3-31-11 – Excerpts of the current MBA quarterly report.

:  As Discounts Wane, Multifamily Firms Move to Development – Apartment Finance Today – 4-1-11 – More evidence that development lending is back.

:  Apartment Vacancies Decline, Rents Expected to Rise – WSJ – 4-6-11 – The headline says it all.