The Lede

New York Times, Oct. 20, 2015--Morrissey, JanetInvestors, shaken by the sell-off in the broader market, are frantically seeking refuge in companies offering buybacks, high dividend yields - anything that can stop the bleeding in their portfolios. And certain real estate investment trusts are quickly becoming an attractive option.

Bloomberg Intelligence, Oct. 20, 2015--Wright, Josh; Riccadonna, CarlHousing starts jumped more than expected while permits slumped in September, in both cases due to the more-volatile multifamily segments. A large decline in housing permits was also driven predominantly by the multifamily sector.

Realty News Today, Oct. 21, 2015Traditionally, commercial property brokers do not like to split the commissions they get. One Canadian commercial property agency will try to change that and apply commission splitting and other methods used in the residential property business.

Chicago Real Estate Daily, Oct. 19, 2015Julien Studley, a pioneer in representing tenant interests in commercial real estate and the publisher of a groundbreaking report about New York property, has died, his former company said. He was 88.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct 20, 2015--Anderson, BendixThe leading providers of capital for multifamily loans are still on shaky ground-years after the financial crisis ended.

Denver Post, Oct. 16, 2015--Rusch, Emilie Nearly one million square feet of new office space came online during a strong third quarter for the Denver commercial real estate market, according to CBRE.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association presented Dan Phelan, CMB, CRI, CCMS, with its E. Michael Rosser, CMB, MBA Education Lifetime Achievement Award.

SAN DIEGO--The current market holds more opportunity for mortgage companies of all sizes than any time since before the financial crisis, said Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. 

SAN DIEGO--The American people deserve a better, more responsive mortgage finance system, said White House Senior Policy Advisor Michael Stegman. But, he said, that will not come from recapitalizing and releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association announced new members of its Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors.

Nearly half of investors surveyed say real estate investment trusts will outperform the S&P 500 by three percent or more over the next 12 months, reported BMO Capital Markets, Montreal, Quebec.

The Federal Reserve received mostly positive feedback on commercial real estate nationwide since early September.