The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is proposing the creation of a new Ginnie Mae securitization that would bring more private capital sources of liquidity to support Ginnie Mae issuers in the event of excessive market tumult. Under MBA’s proposal, an Early-Buyout...
The Bascom Group LLC, an Irvine, California-headquartered private equity firm, has acquired 2300 Elliott, a 92-unit multifamily community in Seattle. Built in 1992, the property features a five-story residential building situated above two levels of structured...
Mortgage rates continued to decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.60% as of Dec. 12, down from last week when it averaged 6.69%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
A total of 74,618 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the third quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This accounted for 7.2%, or one of every 14 home sales, during that period. The third quarter total is down slightly from 7.6% of all sales in...
Home sales activity was on the rise across the Mid-Atlantic region in November, according to new data from Bright MLS. Across the Bright MLS service area, there was a 5.7% year-over-year increase in the number of homes for sale. This marked the third consecutive month...
Real estate funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has paid $2.6 billion to acquire Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, a 2.4 million-square-foot mixed-use property, from affiliates of Seibu Holdings. The transaction is the largest real estate investment by a foreign...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
