The Lede

Reuters, Oct. 21, 2016--Lash, Herbert; Wiltermuth, Joy  The shift to online shopping that has crushed U.S. department stores in recent years now threatens the investors who a decade ago funded the vast expanse of brick-and-mortar emporiums that many Americans no longer visit.

HousingWire, Oct. 20, 2016--Gaffney, Jacob The Congressional Budget Office set forth an examination of both a legislative and non-legislative reform proposal for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Banker & Tradesman (Boston), Oct. 23, 2016--Adams, Steve  If Kevin Phelan invites you to breakfast, you've arrived as a member of Boston's power elite.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 24, 2016--Anderson, Bendix  Investors spent less than half as much money buying and selling hotel properties in the first half of 2016 as they did last year.

Bloomberg, Oct. 24, 2016--Ellwood, Mark Ultra-rare city amenity offers privacy, security, and convenience. So to developers, it's worth sacrificing precious square feet of ground space. 

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 25, 2016--Fung, Esther Logistics space owners see surprisingly strong results; Aéropostale bankruptcy hits SL Green Realty.

Reuters, Oct. 25, 2016--Lash, Herbert The New York Building Congress forecast construction spending this year will reach $43.1 billion, a 26 percent increase from 2015 and the first time the metric will have eclipsed the $40 billion mark in the city.

World Property Journal, Oct. 24, 2016 According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's 2015 Annual Report on Multifamily Lending, in 2015 2,855 different multifamily lenders that provided a total of $249.8 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings in the U.S. with five or more units.

Affordable Housing Finance, Oct. 26, 2016--Kimura, Donna Fannie Mae Multifamily Mortgage Vice President Bob Simpson discusses what the government-sponsored enterprise has in store.

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