Multifamily Lending in U.S. Spiked 28 Percent in 2015

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.

2017 Fannie Mae Outlook

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.

How Technology Is Revolutionizing CRE Investing

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 13, 2016–Chivetta, A.J.
Momentum is building toward a tech-driven revolution that promises to provide a much-needed dose of modernization to commercial real estate investing.

Supervalu to Sell Save-A-Lot Chain to Onex for $1.37 Billion

Bloomberg, Oct. 17, 2016–Serafino, Phil; Giammona, Craig; Deveau, Scott 
Supervalu agreed to sell its Save-A-Lot grocery business to Canada’s Onex Corp. for $1.37 billion in cash, offloading a discount chain at a time of heavy price competition.

Cushman Lures Eastdil Secured Sales Team

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 16, 2016–Agovina, Theresa 
Cushman & Wakefield CEO Brett White made his boldest move since last year when new ownership brought him in to take the lead role at the real-estate services firm.

A New Real-Estate War in Silicon Valley

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 18, 2016–Brown, Eliot
Soaring apartment costs in Silicon Valley are fueling popular support for an idea bitterly opposed by many landlords in America’s technology capital: rent controls.