Capital Markets

DALLAS-The Morse Co. is accorded the William C. Jennings Award from the Texas Association of Realtors for a lease enabling Flextronics International to expand and consolidate in North Texas. WorkPlaceUSA wins again for its Mount Vernon project.

CHICAGO-Developers of a proposed 24-unit building at Madison Street and Homan Avenue line up $1.6 million in no-interest, 32-year mortgage financing in addition to historic rehab and low-interest housing tax credits.

AUSTIN-Dana Friis-Hansen steps into the lead role for the Austin Museum of Art after serving for some time as interim executive director. With the job comes the task of pushing a 145,000-sf project that has hit roadblocks with the down economy.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-An affiliate of Americo Real Estate of Dallas has borrowed $6.1 million to buy one of two Post Properties' holdings sold this month in the metroplex. NorthMarq Capital's Dallas office arranges a three-year floating rate mortgage.

SEATTLE-Rising vacancies, falling rents and a prediction for net-out migration in Seattle this year. A study just released by Paragon Real Estate Advisors says the downtown apartment market may be overbuilt--for the first time ever.

MIAMI-The locally based telecommunications management and real estate company lost $33.9 million in the first nine months of 2001 compared to a loss of $32.2 million in the same 2000 period. Third-quarter Data Center revenue is up 72% to $700,000 from $400,000 in the same 2000 period.

ATLANTA-The locally based apartment REIT posted funds from operations of $33.7 million, excluding a $17.5 million severance and impairment charge. That compares to FFO of $41.7 million for fourth quarter 2000, excluding a $9.4 million charge.

LONG BEACH, CA-American Residential Investment Trust has entered into an arbitration agreement with Long Beach Mortgage Company (LBMC). On Jan. 4, 2001, the company had filed a lawsuit, seeking to recover damages arising from its purchase of a pool of residential mortgages from Lehman Capital, a Division of Lehman Brothers Holdings.