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Blackstone Said to Plan Invitation Homes IPO for First Half 2017
Bloomberg, July 18, 2016--Perlberg, Heather
Landlord is biggest in industry with nearly 50,000 homes.
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Why Investors Own Private Mortgage-Backed Securities
U.S. News & World Report, July 18, 2016--Brown, Jeff
Analysts say they're safer and worthy of part of investment portfolio.
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CBRE Sees Tough Year for Commercial Mortgage Bonds With New Rule
Bloomberg, July 18, 2016--Evans, Rachel
CBRE says looming regulation weiging on new issuance.
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Rents Continue Surge, Prompting New Affordability Ideas
MarketWatch, July 15, 2016--Riquer, Andrea
Housing market imbalances impact consumer budgets.
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Risk Retention Rattles Commercial Mortgage Market
National Mortgage News, July 15, 2016--Collins, Brian
New requirements could disrupt commercial mortgage-backed securities market.
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Retail Sales Up in June
Los Angeles Times, July 15, 2016--Li, Shan
Third straight month of gains.
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11 U.S. Cities Showing the Greatest Disparity Between Luxury and Non-Luxury Apartment Rents
National Real Estate Investor, July 19, 2016--Bell, Diana
Luxury apartments can cost 39 percent more per month.
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CBRE: E-Commerce Pushes Industrial Availability To 25th Quarterly Decline
Longest Streak on Record
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AT RNC, Policymakers, Housing Experts Talk Future of Real Estate
"Liquidity is extremely important for capital markets," said Mortgage Bankers Association Chairman-Elect Rodrigo Lopez, CMB
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