The Lede

NPR, Sept. 28, 2018--Stacey Vanek Smith; Cardiff GarciaEver since the end of the financial crisis, rents have been rising all across America. But a recent report from Zillow could signal a turning point in the housing recovery.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 29, 2018--Mengqi Sun (subscription)After a strong second quarter, real-estate investment trusts slipped during the third quarter, according to FTSE.

National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 27, 2018--Phil HallCommercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding swelled by $52.3 billion in the second quarter, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The second quarter was 1.6 above the first quarter's debt outstanding.

Bloomberg, Sept. 27, 2018--Oshrat CarmielThere's a surplus of homes in Manhattan, and here come tens of thousands more.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 1 , 2018--Beth Mattson-TeigBorrowers have been enjoying a robust lending climate in recent years with an abundance of capital chasing too few deals. And despite caution creeping into the market along with rising interest rates, that liquidity appears firmly entrenched.

Bloomberg, Oct. 2, 2018--Oshrat CarmielThe number of homes simultaneously listed for sale and for rent in New York jumped 51 percent this year through Sept. 1 -- to 1,087 -- as owners try to get the best price at a time when both markets are weakening, according to data compiled by StreetEasy.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new interview with Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO Willy Walker, who discussed multifamily, Walker & Dunlop's business strategy and GSE reform. Walker serves on MBA's board of directors.

U.S. apartment rent growth accelerated to a 2.9 percent annual pace in the third quarter, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.

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The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate dropped "markedly" once again in September, reported Trepp, New York.

In California, propositions--ballot initiatives that give voters tremendous influence in public policy--are a way of life (think Howard Jarvis and Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 measure that capped state property taxes). But the Mortgage Bankers Association says one such ballot initiative this November could have unintended consequences for affordable housing.

The Mortgage Bankers this week urged the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to further clarify its rules governing qualified business income deductions under Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new interview with Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO Willy Walker, who discussed multifamily, Walker & Dunlop's business strategy and GSE reform. Walker serves on MBA's board of directors.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new interview with Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO Willy Walker, who discussed multifamily, Walker & Dunlop's business strategy and GSE reform. Walker serves on MBA's board of directors.

Commercial real estate's relative value compared to price slipped in the second quarter, reported Situs RERC, Houston.