A multi-region team effort went into the marketing of the MSI National Apartment Portfolio, with the $239-million sale having just closed on a major portion of the 5,380-unit portfolio, GlobeSt.com has learned exclusively. Locally based Berkadia was engaged to sell the portfolio in September 2013 by its court-appointed receiver, as GlobeSt.com first reported last year. It brought in about 85 letters of intent from qualified purchasers, although not all wanted to buy the MSI portfolio lock, stock and barrel.

Kennedy Jr. celebrates Arizona’s push to ban processed foods and sodas
By Kiera Riley | Arizona Capitol Times U.S. Secretary of Health Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited with Arizona lawmakers today to celebrate the legislature’s