The Lede

Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2017--Ryan Dezember, Laura Kusisto (subscription)Big investors transform suburban neighborhoods by buying up single-family homes and renting them out.

HousingWire, July 21, 2017--Jacob Gaffney[Friday was] the 7th anniversary of Dodd-Frank and the 6th anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And here's where we are: The big banks are still wearing blinders. And here's the proof.

National Mortgage News, July 21, 2017--Brian Collins (subscription)House Financial Services Committee leaders and two top real estate trade groups have cut a deal on a bill to reform the National Flood Insurance Program, which will add momentum to the legislation.

Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2017--Esther Fung (subscription)As more people consume digital content and make purchases online, landlords and owners of data centers and cell towers that house cables and beam data to smartphones are looking to expand faster.

Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., priced its SB34 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small-balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust.

Marcus & Millichap, Walnut Creek, Calif., said in the second half of the year, broad-based economic momentum coupled with continued consumer migration toward e-commerce should remain significant factors bolstering the industrial sector, bringing new opportunities to investors.

Ten-X Commercial, Irvine, Calif., identified several cities, primarily in the West, as top "buy" markets for office properties. Cities in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions topped its "sell" markets.

Conservatism has swept over the real estate investment trust sector, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.