The Lede

World Property Journal, Jan. 4, 2019--Monsef RachidAccording to the Mortgage Bankers Association's third quarter of 2018 Commercial/Multifamily DataBook, as researched by Jamie Woodwell, MBA's Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research; the overall U.S. economic strength in the first three quarters of 2018 has further tightened the job market.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 2, 2019--Paul Centopani (free article)With its bolstered fundraising cache, the Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee should hold an increased influence over the industry's policy and regulation issues in the coming year.

Commercial Observer, Jan. 7, 2019--Steven KahnAccounting for leases--always a complex area--has undergone significant changes with the Financial Accounting Standard Board's new leasing standard, which now requires most operating leases of lessees to be placed on the balance sheet as a liability rather than on an income statement.

Scotsman Guide, Jan. 8, 2019--Victor WhitmanCommercial lenders remained bullish about the year ahead, a new survey conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

National Real Estate Investor, Jan. 8, 2019--Bendix AndersonDevelopers will keep adding pressure on the apartment sector in 2019, with plans to open hundreds of thousands of new luxury units in 2019.

The apartment market investment environment held steady in third-quarter 2018 after slipping in the first two quarters, Freddie Mac Multifamily reported Friday.

Though the office sector vacancy rate did not move in the fourth quarter, office rents grew and net absorption was strong, reported Reis, New York.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities finished 2018 on a positive note as December's delinquency rate dropped to another post-crisis low, but lower delinquencies could conceal a darker picture in the broader market, analysts said.

The financial markets have been speaking, loudly, indicating significant concerns regarding the growing risk of a recession in the near future.

Demographic and socioeconomic factors contributed to significant increases in demand for U.S. rental housing, reported Clarion Partners, New York.

Single-tenant net lease cap rates remained mostly unchanged in the fourth quarter, reported Boulder Group, Northbrook, Ill.

The apartment market investment environment held steady in third-quarter 2018 after slipping in the first two quarters, Freddie Mac Multifamily reported Friday.

The financial markets have been speaking, loudly, indicating significant concerns regarding the growing risk of a recession in the near future.

The apartment market investment environment held steady in third-quarter 2018 after slipping in the first two quarters, Freddie Mac Multifamily reported Friday.

The financial markets have been speaking, loudly, indicating significant concerns regarding the growing risk of a recession in the near future.