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Fitch Ratings, New York, said U.S. life insurers’ exposure to mortgages increased to nearly 13 percent of invested assets at year-end 2018, up from 12.4 percent a year ago.

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced promotion of Lisa J. Haynes to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced promotion of Lisa J. Haynes to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate saw a rare increase in June, but that figure comes with a “footnote,” reported Trepp, New York.

Investor appetite for seniors housing is growing. Nearly two-thirds of investors plan to increase their buying over the next 12 months, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Single-tenant net lease cap rates fell across the board in the second quarter, reported The Boulder Group, Northbrook, Ill.

Last week the U.S. economy entered its longest expansion in history. Yet the office market remains “sluggish,” noted Reis Chief Economist Victor Calanog.

U.S. commercial real estate prices rose in May at their fastest annual rate this year, propelled by a jump in industrial property prices, reported Real Capital Analytics, New York.

The fastest-growing cities in the United States saw substantial declines in affordable housing units between 2010 and 2017, said Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.