MBA Office Closures Next Week

Offices of the Mortgage Bankers Association will close on Dec. 23 will remain closed until Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.

Hotel Pipeline Grows as Sector Slows

The hotel pipeline grew more than 20 percent year-over-year–and the sector is sensitive to shocks, which the upcoming supply wave could magnify, analysts said.

CMBS Risk Retention Looms: A Mountain or a Molehill?

Commercial mortgage-backed securities loans maturing in December could suffer from a decrease in liquidity as issuers wrestle with the upcoming risk-retention rule, said Morningstar Credit Ratings, Chicago.

Commercial Briefs

JLL, Chicago, acquired the Dallas affiliate of Integra Realty Resources, a network of independent commercial real estate valuation, counseling and advisory firms.