NEW YORK CITY—Lone Star Funds' acquisition of multifamily REIT Home Properties entailed more than 100 individual cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted loans originally written by Berkadia.

NEW YORK CITY—However, Fitch Ratings' Huxley Somerville believes that some of the larger issuers will make sure that loan diversity "is not paid for by poorer-quality loans."

PARIS—The cash-and-stock deal for FRHI Holdings will help AccorHotels position itself as "a key player in the current industry consolidation process," says chairman and CEO Sébastien Bazin.

SANTA BARBARA, CA—A new research report shows "a compelling need for apartment supply growth over the long term," thereby providing "a measure of confidence in the future," says Yardi's Jeff Adler.

CALABASAS, CA—The economic trends that would lead the Federal Reserve to begin raising the federal funds rate continue to bode well for commercial real estate, Marcus & Millichap says in a special report.

NEW YORK CITY—As it did with a series of multifamily acquisitions this past fall, Investcorp's real estate arm made the investments with local and regional operating partners.

NEW YORK CITY—While enormous at 10,399 units, the Greystar sale to Blackstone is just one of many large-scale deals the multifamily sector has seen this year.

NEW YORK CITY—Continuing Blackstone's recent foray into multifamily, the sale of the 32-property portfolio is "a testament to our core competency of sourcing underperforming assets and creating value," says Greystar chairman Bob Faith.