The Lede

National Mortgage Professional, June 5, 2017--Phil HallThe Mortgage Bankers Association reached into the commercial side of the industry for its next wave of leadership by nominating Brian Stoffers, CMB, global president of debt and structured finance with CBRE in Los Angeles, as its vice chairman for the 2018 membership year.

National Mortgage Professional, June 2, 2017--Phil HallDelinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans were saw mostly unchanged or down slightly during the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.

Mortgage Daily, June 2, 2017Performance on securitized commercial real estate loans was worse in any month since 2015, said Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC.

HousingWire, June 1, 2017HousingWire magazine named Mortgage Bankers Association Associate Director Ashley Gunn a 2017 Rising Star.

Mortgage Daily, June 1, 2017"This proposal is clearly self-serving and designed to confuse unsuspecting, innocent taxpayers into supporting a plan that is intended to line the pockets of hedge funds who invested in Fannie and Freddie," MBA President and Chief Executive Officer David Stevens said.

National Real Estate Investor, June 1, 2017--Diana Bell This year the commercial real estate sector has seen an increase in flight-to-quality strategies, a widened bid-sell gap and uncertainty related to the effects of monetary policy. It appears the industry may be coming to terms with a slowing market.

Real Estate Weekly, June 7, 2017--Christian Brazil BautistaOpen shop construction, where both union and non-union firms work different portions of a job site, has become commonplace in residential projects. Now there are signs that the model may soon migrate to the commercial sector.

Commercial Observer, June 7, 2017--Guelda VoienWhen it comes to the matter of the government's role in multifamily lending, it's like having a record on repeat.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance increased, while delinquencies fell in May, reported Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Trepp.

Stewart Title, Houston, opened a commercial services center in Tampa, Fla., the firm's first office dedicated to providing title insurance and escrow services for commercial real estate in the state.

Bank multifamily lending remains healthy, reported MPF Research, Dallas.

Heading into the high-traffic summer months, hotels continue to experience stable average daily rates but decreasing bookings, reported TravelClick, New York.

PHOENIX--The commercial real estate industry has been slower to adopt some cutting-edge technologies such as e-signatures and online bill-paying than the residential sector, but it is making progress, executives said at the recent MBA Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference.

U.S. commercial property sales could approach $450 billion in 2017, down from last year's $494.1 billion, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans were flat or decreased in the first quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

PHOENIX--The commercial real estate industry has been slower to adopt some cutting-edge technologies such as e-signatures and online bill-paying than the residential sector, but it is making progress, executives said at the recent MBA Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference.

U.S. commercial property sales could approach $450 billion in 2017, down from last year's $494.1 billion, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.

PHOENIX--The commercial real estate industry has been slower to adopt some cutting-edge technologies such as e-signatures and online bill-paying than the residential sector, but it is making progress, executives said at the recent MBA Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference.

U.S. commercial property sales could approach $450 billion in 2017, down from last year's $494.1 billion, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.