The Lede

Reuters, July 26, 2019--Pete Schroeder"You're trying to reform what is the financing behind one-sixth of the economy," said Pete Mills, senior vice president at the Mortgage Bankers Association. "You've got to do it in a way that doesn't disrupt the marketplace, and that's the challenge."

Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2019--Eliot Brown, Suzanne Kapner (subscription)Amazon.com Inc. is scouring New York City for new office space, including the historic building that formerly housed Lord & Taylor's flagship store.

Commercial Property Executive, July 25, 2019--Jamie Woodwell (MBA Mention)Uncertainty surrounds strategies for managing this watershed change, as many firms wait on the sidelines for others to take the lead.

National Real Estate Investor, July 31, 2019--Beth Mattson-TeigInvestors are getting increasingly concerned about the outlook for retail-backed commercial mortgage-backed securities 2.0 loans.

Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2019--Peter Grant (subscription)Goldman Sachs's newly reorganized real estate investment unit is reviving a fund business the firm shut down after it suffered steep losses during the financial crisis.

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Transwestern Commercial Services said office rents in the New York City and New Jersey markets reached record levels in the second quarter, with overall Manhattan rents topping $80 per square foot.

The apartment investment outlook improved in the first quarter after showing deterioration in late 2018, Freddie Mac reported.

The National Credit Union Administration is changing the regulation requiring real estate appraisals for certain commercial real estate transactions.

Despite concerns about cooling global economic growth and potential trade wars, capital markets and the labor market remain in good shape, said Ten-X Irvine, Calif.

Real Capital Markets, Carlsbad, Calif., said the office investment market is back on track and buoyed by significant capital for deal-making following some political and economic uncertainty over the past year.