The Lede

Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2017--Peter Grant; Richard Rubin (subscription)To finance a possible tax rate cut, some in Congress are eyeing the provision, which allows sellers to defer capital-gains taxes by reinvesting in other properties.

Reuters, June 13, 2017--Richard LeongU.S. commercial real estate loans outstanding topped $3 trillion for the first time ever at the end of the first quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Tuesday.

HousingWire, June 12, 2017--Jacob GaffneyAccording to a website, called Will Robots Take My Job?, developed by Mubashar Iqbal and designed by Dimitar Raykov, robots will indeed take over. By some estimations, millions of jobs are at risk across the nation. And this appears especially true for many mortgage and real estate jobs.

Bloomberg, June 12, 2017--Patrick Clark, Dorothy GambrellAcross the U.S., retail real estate development that outpaced demand marked the early years of the new millennium. Now retailers are going bankrupt at a record rate, and hedge funds are betting against the commercial mortgages used to finance mall properties.

Financial Regulation News, June 8, 2017The Mortgage Bankers Association nominated Brian Stoffers, global president, debt and structured finance at CBRE, to be its vice chairman for the 2018 membership year.

Small-cap commercial real estate conditions were "mixed" during the first quarter, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

Commercial and multifamily real estate finance professionals will visit Washington, D.C. next week to present the 2017 Mortgage Bankers Association Policy Priorities to policymakers during the MBA National Advocacy Conference.

The highest yielding single-family rental markets in the first quarter were older Midwestern metro areas, RentRange Data Services and HomeUnion reported.

Commercial property prices declined slightly in May, but remain higher than a year ago, according to several reports.

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Commercial real estate is in or nearing a "late stable" stage for most property types in most geographies, reported consulting firm RCLCO, Los Angeles.

Ahead of a series of votes on several House bills addressing flood insurance, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee expressing support for some measures but raising concern over others.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research Jamie Woodwell, who discusses recent commercial mortgage market trends.

Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., priced its SB32 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust.

Small-cap commercial real estate conditions were "mixed" during the first quarter, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

Commercial property prices declined slightly in May, but remain higher than a year ago, according to several reports.

Small-cap commercial real estate conditions were "mixed" during the first quarter, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

Commercial property prices declined slightly in May, but remain higher than a year ago, according to several reports.