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SunLife Financial buys Bell Partners for $350M
The financial services organization will combine the Greensboro, North Carolina-based multifamily investment and operating firm with global real estate investment manager BGO
By Leslie Shaver • March 31, 2026 -
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Texas multifamily loans manageable despite building spree: Dallas Fed
While concessions bring risks to apartment owners and banks, only a few lenders reported multifamily loans exceeding capital and loan loss reserves.
By Leslie Shaver • March 30, 2026 -
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Apartment prices rose for the first time since 2022 in February
Valuations ticked up 0.1%, while multifamily transactions dropped 24% during the month.
By Leslie Shaver • March 27, 2026 -
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Q&AWhy Security Properties is leaving apartment operations
By jettisoning property management, the Seattle-based company won’t need to build its portfolio around efficiencies and will have a new level of flexibility, says CEO Dan Byrnes.
By Leslie Shaver • March 25, 2026 -
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More New York, Houston properties move to servicing
Waterford Grove is the third distressed property in Texas tracked by Morningstar to be transferred due to a tax exemption issue.
By Leslie Shaver • March 24, 2026 -
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Security Properties exits property management
The Seattle-based firm will send half of its properties to Bozzuto, as it focuses on its core strengths as a real estate investor.
By Leslie Shaver • March 19, 2026 -
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Harbor Group International buys 11-property portfolio for $562M
The Norfolk, Virginia-based owner purchased the portfolio from REIT AH Realty Trust, which is divesting its apartment holdings and focusing on targeted retail opportunities.
By Leslie Shaver • March 17, 2026 -
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Pardue family sells Dallas properties after a 40-plus-year hold
Clover Capital Partners purchased Creekstone and Gable Point, saying the properties give the firm an attractive basis well below both current replacement cost and prevailing market pricing.
By Leslie Shaver • March 16, 2026 -
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Griffis Residential launches new fund, makes Florida acquisition
The firm sees “unprecedented discounts to replacement costs” as it looks to add to its nearly 10,000-unit portfolio, according to Jim DiRienzo, senior vice president of investments.
By Leslie Shaver • March 13, 2026 -
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Multifamily CMBS delinquency rate fell in February
Apartments still face pressure, but one observer thinks it will be confined to certain markets and product types.
By Leslie Shaver • March 11, 2026 -
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More troubled Oakland, California, properties reportedly head to auction
The two buildings, less than a mile apart, will hit the sales block after their owner defaulted on more than $50 million in loans, according to The East Bay Times.
By Leslie Shaver • Updated March 10, 2026 -
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5 recent land deals for multifamily projects
Alliance Residential, Landmark Properties and Embrey are among the developers that recently acquired parcels for new apartment projects.
By Leslie Shaver • March 9, 2026 -
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Arbor ‘being very aggressive’ with distressed apartment sales
The multifamily lender believes the cycle has bottomed out, with a clear path to resolving most of its distressed loans. Immigration enforcement, however, has added to its problems.
By Leslie Shaver • March 6, 2026 -
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OpinionWhat’s the most effective way to reduce risk in multifamily investing in 2026?
Amid modest rent growth and harder-to-predict costs, disciplined execution and downside protection are key, according to Finquity Capital’s Emanuel Gana and Alice Villar.
By Emanuel Gana and Alice Villar • March 5, 2026 -
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Q&AWhy Jason Amoroso believes in the California rental market
While some major multifamily players look to exit the state, the family firm sees high for-sale prices sustaining rental demand as it partners with Arselle Investments.
By Leslie Shaver • March 5, 2026 -
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Morgan, CAPREIT, Core Spaces make apartment buys
In a sign that deal volume could be picking up, three major multifamily players announced the acquisition of apartment and student properties this week.
By Leslie Shaver • March 4, 2026 -
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Hamilton Zanze expands in Nashville area
City Limits, a 254-unit garden-style apartment community between the Middle Tennessee towns of Columbia and Spring Hill, marks the real estate investment company's third buy in the market.
By Leslie Shaver • March 3, 2026 -
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New York apartment portfolio, Dallas property head to servicing
The Singer Bronx Multifamily Portfolio was transferred after several months of being delinquent, while Texas’ The Riley participated in the Garland Housing Finance Corporation program.
By Leslie Shaver • March 2, 2026 -
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Apartment sales volume fell 25% YOY in January
Prices fell 0.1% year over year, though they have been rising steadily over the past four months, according to an MSCI report.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 27, 2026 -
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Lynd Management Group takes over troubled Falls properties in Houston
The multifamily firm will have operational responsibility for 10 assets, in a city that has been plagued by multifamily loan issues.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 26, 2026 -
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Multifamily delinquencies hit highest level since global financial crisis
Following Q3 2025's high, distress will continue "ticking up and up" due to issues with floating-rate loans as well as rising operating expenses, according to CRED iQ's Mike Haas.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 25, 2026 -
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Veris Residential sold for $3.4B in all-cash deal
A consortium including Affinius Capital and Vista Hill Partners has agreed to purchase the Northeast-focused multifamily REIT, though another bidder could emerge.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 23, 2026 -
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29th Street Capital buys 1,225-unit Washington, DC-area multifamily portfolio
The firm acquired three class A properties in Prince George’s County, Maryland, as it bets on a metro area hit by federal job cuts.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 20, 2026 -
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Kennedy Wilson go-private deal draws scrutiny
A consortium led by the company's chairman and CEO, other senior executives and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited will acquire the real estate investment firm, though one law firm is raising questions about the deal.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 19, 2026 -
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Centerspace CEO says ‘a little early’ to tell if strategic review will change REIT’s 2026 strategy
The Minneapolis-based multifamily firm saw net operating income grow 3.5% year over year, driven by 2.4% revenue growth in 2025.
By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 18, 2026
