The Lede

Governing Magazine, May 14, 2018--J. Brian CharlesSome cities are turning to vacant property taxes to nudge property owners of both retail and residential spaces to lease, develop or sell their properties before a short-term vacancy turns into what some cities see as blight.

HousingWire, May 11, 2018--Jeremiah JensenThe multifamily market is in on hold as far new starts go with the exception of an odd permitting blip registered over the course of March, in which permit numbers spiked by 19%. That aside, researchers are predicting a slowdown in new construction starts as the market is full-up on Class-A product, and construction costs don't allow for developers to build Class-B product.

National Real Estate Investor, May 15, 2018--Mary Diduch There are several large proposed real estate investment trust mergers in the books already in 2018, but analysts in the space say the activity may not be done yet.

Slate Magazine, May 11, 2018--Henry GrabarA university is now the largest employer in two-thirds of America's 100 largest cities and they have enthusiastically seized more economic and urban development responsibilities.

New York Times, May 12, 2018--Emily BadgerThe development, Natalie Gubb Commons, was reserved for households with incomes up to 50 percent of the local median. The applications were open for three weeks last fall, and 6,580 households applied for a chance to rent there, or nearly 70 for each unit.

MarketWatch, May 12, 2018--Gregg RobbEconomists have trimmed their odds of an economic downturn through early 2019, according to the latest survey of professional forecasters released by the Philadelphia Fed on Friday.

This weekend, executives from the nation's leading commercial mortgage loan servicing operations will head to Miami to attend the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference. Our own executives are excited about attending this show, as the strengthening economy indicates to us that these players will become increasingly important--and busy--as we continue moving into 2018.

This weekend, executives from the nation's leading commercial mortgage loan servicing operations will head to Miami to attend the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference. Our own executives are excited about attending this show, as the strengthening economy indicates to us that these players will become increasingly important--and busy--as we continue moving into 2018.

This weekend, executives from the nation's leading commercial mortgage loan servicing operations will head to Miami to attend the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference. Our own executives are excited about attending this show, as the strengthening economy indicates to us that these players will become increasingly important--and busy--as we continue moving into 2018.

Transaction volumes exceeded expectations in the first quarter with 4.7 percent year-over-year growth, reported JLL, Chicago.

In the wake of the housing crisis, single-family homes grew to more than one-third of U.S. rental stock nationwide. Now, says the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, that dramatic growth has stabilized.

U.S. industrial real estate market conditions remained "landlord-favorable" during the 12 months ending March 31, reported Avison Young, Toronto.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's latest MBA Now features MBA Commercial/Multifamily Director Ashley Gunn discussing MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's latest MBA Now features MBA Commercial/Multifamily Director Ashley Gunn discussing MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's latest MBA Now features MBA Commercial/Multifamily Director Ashley Gunn discussing MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference.

Following a brief increase in March, the commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate resumed its downward trajectory in April, reported Trepp, New York.

Multifamily rents continued their strong seasonal gains in April, rising $4--the highest figure since last spring--to a $1,377 national average, reported YardiMatrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.

The first quarter saw stable CRE operating fundamentals, cap rates and transaction volume, but shifts in market participants that drove activity, reported PwC, New York.