Consolidated Investment Group Executes Acquisition of Three Property Portfolio Totaling 1,087-Units

DENVER, CO – Consolidated Investment Group (CIG) recently completed the acquisition of a three-property apartment portfolio which includes a total of 1,087 units that are located in Raleigh, North Carolina and Frisco, Texas.

The buy includes the three properties of which the average age is approximately 17 years. CIG plans on making substantial improvements to both property amenities and unit upgrades in all properties.

Fascinatingly, CIG was a previous owner of these properties, so this constitutes the second time they have owned these properties.

Tim Bertoch, Vice President at CIG, said “We were able to shorten our due diligence period and do quickly due to our existing knowledge of these properties and corresponding markets. This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of acquiring well-located properties in high growth markets with the ability to upgrade units and amenities to meet the needs of the growing resident demographic.”

Overall, CIG’s real estate portfolio consists of investments in more than 20,000 multi-family apartment units and several million square feet of office buildings, industrial buildings and land holdings throughout the United States, Israel and Europe. Together with their partner, CWS Capital Partners, CIG plans to hold these new three assets as part of their long-term investment strategy and growth objectives.

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Churchill Stateside Group Closes $4.63 Million Affordable Housing Transaction in Washington

OLYMPIA, WA – Churchill Stateside Group, a real estate financial services company serving developers and investors in the multifamily housing, renewable energy and historic tax credit industries, today announced the closing of a $4.63 million affordable housing transaction. The housing portfolio consists of six, affordable housing apartment communities located throughout the state of Washington.

The properties were financed with small term tax exempt bonds and 4% federal LIHTC equity as well as new construction and permanent financing guaranteed by the USDA 538 program, restructured existing USDA 515 loans, and subordinate financing from the Washington State Department of Commerce Trust Fund. The properties totaled 146 units and were constructed in the 1980’s using the USDA 515 Loan Program and Section 42 low-income housing tax credits.

“We are pleased to be able to offer a small term bond execution program coupled with Churchill’s 538 lending program in order to make the financing package to reposition these properties so that they are suitable rehabilitated to meet the affordable housing needs of families and seniors in these communities,” stated Keith J. Gloeckl CEO of the Churchill Stateside Group. “The country currently has a shortage of affordable housing and a number of properties are at risk of loss. So it is critical that we use bonds and tax credits to preserve and improve these properties.”

The scope of the rehabilitation will include new kitchen appliances, kitchen cabinets and countertops, plumbing fixtures, electric baseboard heaters, hot water heaters, flooring, bathroom cabinets and countertops, windows, window coverings, interior/exterior doors, unit painting, roof repair/replacements, exterior siding, parking lot resealing/repairs, accessibility issues, site lighting, dumpster enclosures and landscaping. The average hard costs of improvements are expected to be $27,000 per unit.

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Bond Buyer: Housing Bond Volume Increased 27% in 2015

(RECAP: Total tax-exempt housing bond issuance increased substantially in 2015, an analysis recently released by The Bond Buyer (subscription required) finds. The gains in the housing bond market were widespread, with both single-family and multifamily bond volume rising last year. According to the study, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, 531 housing bond issuances totaling nearly $16.7 billion in volume were issued in 2015, a 27 percent increase in volume over 2014. This includes more than $7.9 billion in single-family mortgage revenue bonds and $8.7 billion in multifamily bonds, representing increases of 38 percent and 18 percent, respectively, over 2014.)

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