
Housing Market Shows Tentative Signs of Life, But Headwinds Loom for Spring
February existing home sales edged up modestly, but tight inventory and elevated mortgage rates may limit momentum heading into the spring buying season.

February existing home sales edged up modestly, but tight inventory and elevated mortgage rates may limit momentum heading into the spring buying season.

JLL arranged a $125.5M Freddie Mac refinance for Union Channel, a 224-unit multifamily tower in Brooklyn's Gowanus Wharf development.

Sam Nazarian's HQ Residences Miami, a 35-story Edgewater tower planned for 2028, features celebrity-branded venues from Sofia Vergara and Marc Anthony.

Palladium USA has closed financing for Palladium Craig Ranch, a 327-unit apartment community planned for McKinney's Craig Ranch Town Center in North Texas.

S3 Capital provided $49M in construction financing to RedHoek+ for a 51-unit mixed-income rental development in Allenhurst, N.J.

Japanese homebuilders now control stakes in 33 U.S. residential firms, closing in on 6% market share as Daiwa House and Sekisui House lead an acquisition wave.

Berkadia brokers the sale of a 296-unit vintage apartment building at 3121 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood to a local investor group.

Andrew Levison, CIO of The Dermot Company, rose from side-project landlord to overseeing ~$5B in NY and Florida multifamily assets after a 2015 ownership buyout.

LA County supervisors extended wildfire-related emergency rent caps and eviction restrictions through March 29, covering unincorporated areas amid landlord pushback.

A premium penthouse in central London with connections to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has entered the market, highlighting how celebrity ownership history continues to drive interest in the capital's ultra-prime residential segment.
Executives at Commercial Observer's Multifamily Investment Forum on Feb. 26 delivered a candid, grim assessment of apartment investment headwinds for 2026.
Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4 million sale of Pine Street Apartments in Attleboro, MA, a 19-unit transit-oriented asset near the MBTA commuter rail station.