The Lede

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 4, 2017--Kate Davidson, Joshua Jamerson (subscription)Republican senators inserted last-minute changes into their tax overhaul bill early Saturday morning, including ones aimed at helping oil and gas companies, cruise-ship operators, auto dealers, universities and mortgage bankers.

National Real Estate Investor, Dec. 4, 2017--John Egan Publicly traded student housing real estate investment trusts are increasingly turning to public-private partnerships to boost growth.

Multi-Housing News, Nov. 30, 2017--Paul FiorillaWith more than 550,000 units under construction, U.S. multifamily deliveries were expected to reach a cycle peak in 2017. However, through three quarters new supply is running only slightly ahead of last year's 281,000 deliveries, and construction times from start to finish are taking much longer than historical norms.

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 3, 2017--Josh Barbanel (subscription)Work on an 800-foot-tall tower in East Midtown that has been under construction for six months was halted last week following a vote by the New York City Council to limit skyscrapers in the area, in a win for a grass-roots group that sought to block the project.

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 3, 2017--Keiko Morris (subscription)Landlords are becoming more flexible as retail sector changes and vacancies rise.

Wall Street Journal, Nov. 30, 2017--Adam Bonislawski (subscription)Which state has the highest hidden flood risk? Take a guess. Heck, take 49 guesses. You might not get it even then. (It's Arizona.)

National Mortgage News, Nov. 30, 2017--Brian Collins (subscription)Numerous business sectors are urging lawmakers to act quickly to extend the National Flood Insurance Program before a crucial deadline next week.

CNBC, Dec. 4, 2017The U.S. Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise interest rates later this month, a Reuters poll of economists reported. A majority of economists now expect three more rate increases next year compared with two when surveyed just weeks ago.

The rapidly maturing single-family rental market is "moving toward the middle," said ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif.

WASHINGTON--"If you have a brain," says Lissia Taylor Hundley, "you're biased."

Small-balance multifamily lending--between $1 million and $5 million--slipped during the third quarter but remains on a record-setting pace for the year, reported Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics.

Just more than 150 commercial mortgage-backed securities loans liquidated with a 42.8 percent weighted-average loss severity during the third quarter--up slightly from 42.5 percent in the quarter before--reported Moody's, New York.

The single-tenant net lease medical sector will likely remain active because investors like the long-term outlook for healthcare-related properties, said Boulder Group, Northbrook, Ill.

Future shopping centers will become simply 'centers' by reinventing themselves as mixed-use destinations and adding healthcare, educational and leisure uses, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa, will move its stock exchange listing to the Nasdaq Global Select Market after market close on December 15.

The rapidly maturing single-family rental market is "moving toward the middle," said ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif.

WASHINGTON--"If you have a brain," says Lissia Taylor Hundley, "you're biased."

Future shopping centers will become simply 'centers' by reinventing themselves as mixed-use destinations and adding healthcare, educational and leisure uses, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

The rapidly maturing single-family rental market is "moving toward the middle," said ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif.

WASHINGTON--"If you have a brain," says Lissia Taylor Hundley, "you're biased."

Future shopping centers will become simply 'centers' by reinventing themselves as mixed-use destinations and adding healthcare, educational and leisure uses, said CBRE, Los Angeles.