NewsLinks 5-30-12

A Big Appetite for Small Loans

Multi-Housing News Online - Marc Schillinger, vice president at George Smith Partners and a specialist in small multifamily loans, says that he receives phone calls day and night from banks that are “trying to get money out and get it out fast” asking for suggestions …

NAR: All Commercial Real Estate Sectors Gaining Ground

Citybizlist Real Estate – NAR’s new findings show the multifamily’s rental sector is fully recovered and growing. “Although we need even stronger job growth, by far the greatest impact of job creation is in multifamily housing, where newly formed households striking out on …

Buy or Sell? Current Multifamily Conditions Favorable for Either Strategy

CoStar Group – Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, a $2.8 billion nontraded REIT, is weighing a number of diverse options, in light of the current hot market for multifamily properties. The Dallas-area-based REIT has hired an investment bank to …