The Lede

National Mortgage News, June 21, 2018--Joe Adler, Hannah Lang (subscription)The Trump administration proposed Thursday to rip off the Band-Aid from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ending conservatorship of the mortgage giants and leaving them to raise their own capital in the private market. But the plan raises a whole host of questions and left many wondering whether it could advance.

Bloomberg, June 21, 2018--Oshrat Carmiel (subscription)If you're a homebuyer in Manhattan, your life just got easier. For sellers, it's another story.

National Real Estate Investor, June 26, 2018--David Lynn The author sugsests we are beginning a period where commercial real estate investors should be cautious and shift to less risky strategies that are less sensitive to downturns and recessionary periods.

HousingWire, June 27, 2018--Bob Simpson, Tanya ZahalakOne thing is clear: The recent affordability issues that have arisen for moderate income renters is symptomatic of larger underlying problems. And in order to resolve those issues, we need to ensure that we are focusing resources where the underlying problems exist.

Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2018--Laura Kusisto (subscription)The U.S. apartment market suffered its worst spring since 2010, near the depths of the housing crisis, as a flood of new supply and weakening demand resulted in rising vacancy rates and little or no rent increases in many major cities.

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RealPage, Richardson, Texas, launched RealPage Underwriting Analytics to deliver artificial-intelligence-driven analysis of asset value designed to reduce investment risk and accelerate deal flow.

The expanding job market should have positive effects on the office sector, and might even rejuvenate retail, two reports said.

New York City's lending landscape has shifted "significantly" compared to last year, reported Credifi, New York.

The multifamily market remains healthy despite increasing worries including an aging economic cycle, growing supply, decelerating rent gains and increasing interest rates, said Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.

The Trump Administration issued a massive government reorganization proposal that would end the federal government's conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises and privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities loan loss severities dropped last year despite a backlog of maturing loans from the 2007 vintage, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.