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DENVER-Legg Mason's Glenn Mueller says the real estate cycle will benefit from population growth as a result of the Echo Boom. That means demand for housing as well as job growth, he says.

PEABODY, MA-A luxury apartment complex here, Terrace Estates, receives $22 million in permanent mortgage financing. Funding for the 521-unit complex, developed by The Terrace Realty Trust, was provided by Freddie Mac through Legg Mason Real Estate Services/Spectrum Financial.

LOS ANGELES-Jeffrey Tamkin, president of Los Angeles-based Tamkin Development, tells GlobeSt.com that most colleges now see student housing more as a marketing tool for attracting new students to their campuses than as a sheer revenue generator.

DALLAS-Higher returns, parental guarantees on rent and a steadily increasing tenant base make off-campus, shared-living projects a windfall for those who can afford to develop. Rent by the bed, not unit, is the premise.

NEW YORK CITY-The Manhattan-based REIT and the New York State Common Retirement Fund expand their joint venture, adding $50 million and $150 million, respectively, for the acquisition of an additional $560 million in net-leased office and industrial properties.

SAN DIEGO-Sales of apartment projects were brisk through September as average monthly rents eclipsed the $1,000 mark countywide. Apartment sales through the first nine months of the 2001 were up 9% from a year ago, mostly due to a strong first half of the year, according to Burnham Real Estate Services.

DENVER-The median price of a condominium has remained unchanged in the past year, "not bad for a 'collapsing market'," agent Jerry McGuire tells GlobeSt.com. That can be read as a sign of stability for the commercial market, brokers say.

LOS ANGELES-The district's bid for the hotel, valued at more than $76.5 million, had been thrown into limbo by a higher offer from privately held Casden Properties. But bankruptcy judge now says the deal can move forward, after Casden can't hammer out other terms with the seller.