The Lede

National Real Estate Investor, Jan. 23, 2018--Bendix AndersonMultifamily investors have lots of options to choose from if they want to take out a mezzanine loan in addition to the primary mortgage on their property.

National Real Estate Investor, Jan. 19, 2018--J. Benjamin McGrewIncredibly, the current economic upcycle is now pivoting into its eighth year. And though there have been a few negatives in the past year, the overall outlook, especially for commercial real estate points to 2018 as a net positive.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 18, 2018--Vanessa Fuhrmans (subscription)The McKinsey & Co. analysis, which examined financial data of more than 1,000 companies, found that companies with diverse executive teams posted bigger profit margins than their rivals.

CNBC, Jan. 24, 2018--Lauren ThomasToys R Us is planning to shutter roughly 180 stores across the country, or about one-fifth of its U.S. store fleet, in a bid to restructure the company and emerge from bankruptcy protection.

National Real Estate Investor, Jan. 24, 2018--John EganFor high-net-worth investors in commercial real estate, the federal tax overhaul is practically a financial home run.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 22, 2018--Laura StevensA new Amazon Go store, located in the base of Amazon's main headquarters in Seattle, uses computer vision and machine-learning algorithms to track shoppers and charge them for what they select, thereby eliminating checkout counters.

Hotel investors are more confident about the lodging sector now than they were in late 2016, reported JLL, Chicago.

The commercial real estate sector's current momentum should continue at least through 2018, said Berkadia, New York.

Major medical research and development markets such as Boston and California's Bay Area are poised for "outsized" gains as the life sciences industry grows, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C., launched Enhanced Resident Services, a product aimed at encouraging multifamily borrowers to provide resident services that improve the health and wellbeing of renters in affordable housing.

Major medical research and development markets such as Boston and California's Bay Area are poised for "outsized" gains as the life sciences industry grows, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Major medical research and development markets such as Boston and California's Bay Area are poised for "outsized" gains as the life sciences industry grows, said CBRE, Los Angeles.