The Lede

Bloomberg, June 6, 2016--Evans, Rachel Three U.S. banks plan to sell the first commercial mortgage bonds to comply with new rules designed to make securitization markets safer for investors.

Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2016--Davidson, Kate Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Monday said the dismal May employment report has raised significant questions about the economic outlook that will weigh on officials as they determine when to lift short-term interest rates.

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2016--Heavens, Alan J. "Demand for rental housing has greatly outstripped supply, rapidly pushing vacancies down and rents up even as incomes fell," said Lynn Fisher, vice president for research and economics with the Mortgage Bankers Association. "The supply is still trying to catch up with the demand."

Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2016--Tracy, Ryan Federal Reserve officials strongly signaled they will toughen big-bank capital requirements even more than they have since the 2008 crisis, a move that will add to the pressure on the largest U.S. banks to consider shrinking.

Scotsman Guide, June 7, 2016--Whitman, Victor Delinquency rates for commercial loans  held steady at low levels in the first quarter, while the number of troubled loans held in the much-watched category of commercial mortgage-backed securities fell steeply, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Multi-Housing News, June 7, 2016--Fiorilla, Paul The author, with Yardi Matrix, said while it appears that the rapid expansion in commercial real estate could be exhausted and the market is likely to see a pause in the run of pricing and deal flow, it's also hard to see what would cause the kind of deep meltdown we experienced in the last cycle.

MarketWatch, June 7, 2016--Reeves, Jeff The reality is that expectations about rate hikes have been too aggressive. Like clockwork, policymakers and pundits predict higher rates in the medium-term--and they are always proven wrong.

Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2016--Fung, Esther Mapping functions for parking, mall navigation are among the digital offerings.

Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2016--Brown, Ken Real estate investment trusts are by far the best-performing asset class in the market over the past 15 years, but most actively managed funds have largely ignored these stocks.

HousingWire, June 8, 2016--Swanson, Brena The single-family rental market comprises 13% of all occupied housing and 37% of the total rental market and is only poised for more growth from here, a white paper from the National Rental Home Council said.

U.S. real estate investment trusts should see improving debt capital access following a challenging start to 2016, said Fitch Ratings, New York.

You know that whole "household formation" demographic that's supposed to revitalize the housing market? It just might have to wait a little longer.

The U.S. hotel industry could experience record-breaking room demand but low room rate growth this summer, reported STR, Hendersonville, Tenn.

Levels of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt have been growing more slowly than property prices in recent years, realigning debt and equity since prices fell during and after the Great Recession.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate inched up again in May, but the bigger problem lies elsewhere, said Brian Olasov, Executive Director with Carlton Fields, New York.

Property appreciation has slowed after prices posted near-double-digit gains in each of the past few years, reported Green Street Advisors, Newport Beach, Calif.

Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., agreed to purchase commercial mortgage servicing rights associated with a $3.8 billion servicing portfolio from Oppenheimer Multifamily Housing and Healthcare Finance, North Wales, Pa.