The Lede

CNBC, Apr. 11, 2019--Lauren ThomasYour local, shuttered Sears or Kmart store could soon turn into a grocery store, according to  investment group BMO. Maybe even a Whole Foods.

Mortgage News Daily, Apr. 11, 2019--Jann SwansonCommercial and multifamily mortgage bankers closed $573.9 billion in loans during the year according to results from a Mortgage Bankers Association survey. The total represents an 8 percent increase from the volume in 2017.

HousingWire, Apr. 15, 2019--Ben LaneIn remarks delivered at his swearing-in ceremony at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Calabria emphasized the pressing need for housing finance reform. "I enter this office with a great sense of urgency. One I hope you share," he said.

National Real Estate Investor, Apr. 16, 2019--Patricia KirkMixed-use was already a big hit in the retail sector. Now office developers are trying to capitalize on the trend.

Mortgage real estate investment trusts, debt funds and other "investor-driven lenders" are one of the hottest capital sources in today's commercial real estate finance markets.

Commercial real estate transaction deal volume totaled $537 billion in 2018, the second-largest year on record for CRE sales in the U.S., reported Ten-X, Irvine, Calif.

New York regained its perch as the number one global city for foreign investors, displacing London, reported A Fellowship for International Real Estate, Washington, D.C.

Rent prices in single-family rental properties grew faster in February than in January, reported CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif.

Mortgage real estate investment trusts, debt funds and other "investor-driven lenders" are one of the hottest capital sources in today's commercial real estate finance markets.

Commercial real estate transaction deal volume totaled $537 billion in 2018, the second-largest year on record for CRE sales in the U.S., reported Ten-X, Irvine, Calif.

Mortgage real estate investment trusts, debt funds and other "investor-driven lenders" are one of the hottest capital sources in today's commercial real estate finance markets.

Commercial real estate transaction deal volume totaled $537 billion in 2018, the second-largest year on record for CRE sales in the U.S., reported Ten-X, Irvine, Calif.

HUD is seeking public input on how it can maximize the effect of Opportunity Zones.