SAN DIEGO-For the third consecutive year, apartment sales slowed in the metro area as the market continued to correct itself following the record activity levels achieved in 2001 through 2004.

NEW YORK CITY-The decline in sales activity in the past several months hasn't deterred apartment sellers one bit.

KNOXVILLE, TN-In a deal that will cut the size of its portfolio in half, Lawler Wood Housing LLC will shed its general partner interests in 20 affordable housing properties in seven states.

RALEIGH, NC-The three class A garden-style assets, located in the city's Triangle area, could trade for as much as $130 million.

WASHINGTON, DC-Loan volume declined in the fourth quarter, but originations on apartment assets didn't decrease as much as they did for other property types.

'Now is a time when debt relationships are very important.'

NEW YORK CITY-Despite all the talk of a slowdown, apartment sales volume closed out 2007 with a bang--that is, on the surface, at least.

A trio of CEOs from national apartment REITs met recently for Bank of America's annual Multifamily REIT Roundtable.