July 27, 2004 | Vol. 2 No. 14

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Volume 2 - Number 14 | July 27, 2004

TOP STORY: HUD and MBA Face Off On Lending For Affordable Housing
The Mortgage Bankers Association has given mixed reviews to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposal to increase government-sponsored enterprises’ lending volume to affordable housing projects.

INSIDER: Lennar's Douglas Woodward and Urban+West+Strategies' David DiRienzo
Just over a week ago, a joint venture of Aliso Viejo, CA-based Lennar South Coast and Santa Ana, CA-based Urban+West+Strategies broke ground on the Santiago Street Lofts, which will feature 108 for-sale residential units atop ground-level retail space in Santa Ana. The project is being touted as Orange County’s first “transit-oriented” live/work community.

Dip In Construction Starts Doesn't Signal Recovery Quite Yet
The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released the latest figures for residential construction nationally. In May, a number of people in the multifamily community perked up a bit when construction starts for buildings of five units or more sank below 300,000 for the first time in a year.

Multifamily REITs Poised For "Full-Fledged" Comeback
Eyeing the National Association of Home Builders’ Multifamily Stock Index at an all-time high, Bear Stearns equity analyst Jeffrey S. Langbaum believes the multifamily industry is on its way back and projects multifamily REIT stock performance to improve this year, though he’s still cautious on the sector at a whole.

CharterMac Unit Set For Deal With Capri Capital

Short Takes: KeyBank Deal...Prime Capital's Big Las Vegas Deal...

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