The Lede

Reuters, Jan. 17, 2017--Hurley, Lawrence  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed private antitrust lawsuits brought by investors accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the pivotal LIBOR benchmark interest rate to move forward.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 17, 2017--Patnaude, ArtInvestors are piling money into real-estate funds-but fund managers are finding it a challenge to spend it.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 17, 2017--Fung, Esther; Smith, Jennifer Vacant space in malls is being filled by stores used for pickup and returns of goods bought online, and by online merchants looking to reach new customers.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 13, 2017--Passy, Jacob As president of the secondary marketing agency, Tozer has helped the mortgage market to continue functioning and keep up with changes following the financial crisis. The incoming Trump administration has not yet picked a successor.

Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, Jan. 13, 2017--Portillo, Ely  It's the biggest question right now in Charlotte's booming commercial real estate market: How long will the good times last?

Bloomberg, Jan. 13, 2017--Yadoo, Jordan Holiday sales at Macy's Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., and J.C. Penney Co. were anemic and U.S. government data just confirmed it.

HousingWire, Jan. 13, 2017--Ramirez, Kelsey Although consumer optimism increased after the election of President-elect Donald Trump, 2017 saw a dip in that optimism.

National Real Estate Investor, Jan. 17, 2017--Anderson, Bendix  U.S. apartment properties still look good to foreign investors.

Commercial Property Executive, Jan. 18, 2017--Fiorilla, Paul  A year ago, commercial mortgage-backed securities market players were debating how much new regulations requiring issuers to "eat their own cooking" would disrupt the industry.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate closed out 2016 down 21 percent by balance from year-end 2015, but late-pays could reverse course in 2017, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.

Commercial real estate executives are especially bullish on industrial and multifamily assets in 2017, reported Altus Group, Toronto.

Last year saw near-record multifamily demand and strong occupancy despite rising completions, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas. But rent growth is starting to slow.

The 2017 outlook for U.S. commercial real estate capital markets remains favorable, said CBRE, Los Angeles.