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Why Renter Demand Is Surging Across the San Francisco Bay Area

by Lynn Peisner

After several years of uncertainty, the San Francisco metro area multifamily housing market is showing clear signs of recovery. The first half of 2025 brought the largest expansion in multifamily demand in years. The 12-month trailing absorption surged to 3,700 units as of the third quarter, one of the highest levels in a decade. Vacancy rates have dropped to 5.1 percent, the lowest since 2014, and apartment rents are up 5.6 percent, placing San Francisco among the top metros in the nation for rent growth. Although sale prices had remained …

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Will Strong Net Absorption Continue in 2026?

by Lynn Peisner

As 2025 ended, net absorption of multifamily units was on track for its third strongest year since 2000. More than 102,000 units were absorbed in the third quarter, marking the third straight quarter of more than 100,000 net units absorbed. Fourth quarter estimates are coming in around 55,000 units. Multifamily absorption measures the net change in occupied apartment units over a given period, indicating whether demand is keeping pace with new supply. As experts review the final numbers of how many apartment units were newly occupied or leased in 2025 …

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MG Properties Buys Layers Galleria in Farmers Branch, Texas

by Lynn Peisner

FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — IPA has arranged the sale of Layers Galleria, a 330-unit property in Farmers Branch, 14 miles north of Dallas. IPA’s Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, Michael Ware and Jack Windham represented the seller, Pittsburgh-based HLC Equity, and procured the buyer, San Diego-based MG Properties. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Harry Krieger of IPA Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed sum of acquisition financing. The three-story community was developed in 2013. Amenities include a pool, parking garages and a 24-hour fitness center.

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Paskin Group Buys Stonebrook Village in Frisco, Texas

by Lynn Peisner

FRISCO, TEXAS — Paskin Group has acquired Stonebrook Village, a 216-unit formerly affordable-housing property in Frisco, in a 1031 exchange. Paskin will rebrand the asset to The Ranch at Frisco and is planning to renovate units to drive rent growth following the 2024 expiration of a land-use agreement that required the property be 100 percent affordable. Strata Capital was the seller. IPA’s Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and William Hubbard arranged the transaction. Stonebrook Village was developed in 1994 on approximately 14 acres and offers amenities such …

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JPI Closes on Financing for $114 Million North Texas Project

by Lynn Peisner

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — JPI has closed on financing through lender Anchor Loans for the $114 million Jefferson Southwest Parkway project. The 439-unit garden style property is slated for a 2027 completion. Floor plans include studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will feature a resort-style pool, a fitness center, a dog park and a clubhouse. JPI broke ground in 2025 on Jefferson Kirbybrook, a 262-unit community also located in Grand Prairie. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the Jefferson Kirbybrook development cost is $92 million.

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Eastham Capital Buys Workforce Community in Mount Prospect, Illinois, for $75.3 Million

by Lynn Peisner

MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Eastham Capital, along with co-investor Chicago-based Bender Cos., has acquired The Element, a 509-unit garden-style property in Mount Prospect, 22 miles northwest of Chicago. The Element, which traded at $75.3 million, is the first asset acquired with Eastham’s Fund VII. The company will invest $5 million to upgrade units, exterior areas and building systems. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale, with average monthly effective rents at $1,590. The Element was built in 1968 on approximately 10 acres. Eastham Capital is …

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Jonathan Rose Cos. Appoints Brandon Kearse as President and Chief Investment Officer 

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — Affordable housing investment and development firm Jonathan Rose Cos. has appointed Brandon Kearse president, managing partner and chief investment officer. Kearse joined the company in 2015 as an associate director. In his new role, he will drive strategy and oversee operations across acquisitions, recapitalizations and investor relations. Jonathan Rose Cos. was founded in 1989. Its portfolio includes approximately 20,000 units across 14 states and Washington, D.C.

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CF Capital Hires Alex Terauds as Acquisitions Principal

by Lynn Peisner

LOUISVILLE, KY. — CF Capital, a multifamily investment firm focused on assets in the Midwest and Southwest, has hired Alex Terauds as acquisitions principal. Terauds will work with the firm’s leadership and acquisition team to evaluate new investment opportunities. He has held prior leadership roles at Sunset Property Solutions, where he led approximately $120 million in acquisitions, and The Connor Group, where he oversaw acquisition underwriting, executing about $1.7 billion in dispositions and acquisitions as well as assisting in the launch of a preferred debt fund.

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $53.6 Million Sale of Mixed-Use Asset in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Lynn Peisner

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the $53.6 million sale of 929 MASS, a mixed-use, two-building property in the Central Square area of Cambridge. Walker & Dunlop represented the unnamed institutional seller in the deal with a team led by Travis D’Amato, Michael Coyne, Brendan Shields, Kevin Gleason and Maggie McFarland. Concurrently, Andrew Gnazzo and Mike Darling secured acquisition financing for buyer John M Corcoran & Co. (JMC), arranging a $37.1 million fixed-rate, interest-only Fannie Mae loan. JMC has partnered with Stars REI, a global, privately held company …

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Alliance Residential, PCCP Acquire Luxor Bala Cynwyd in Philadelphia

by Lynn Peisner

BALA CYNWYD — Alliance Residential of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Los Angeles-based PCCP have acquired Luxor Bala Cynwyd in the township of Bala Cynwyd 7 miles north of Philadelphia. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia DC Metro arranged a $37 million acquisition loan from ACRE Capital on behalf of the joint venture buyer. The 173-unit property was developed in 2021 by Westrum Development Co. (the seller) and includes studios and one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, yoga …

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