The Lede

HousingWire, Mar. 15, 2019--Caroline Basile Spoiler alert: yes. Yes, it is.

National Mortgage News, Mar. 14, 2019--Paul Centopani (free article)Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding grew 6.8% in 2018, benefiting from strong employment numbers and strained inventory, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

World Property Journal, Mar. 19, 2019--Michael GerrityAccording to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding quarterly report for 2018, the level of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding in the U.S. at the end of 2018 was $216 billion (6.8 percent) higher than at the end of 2017.

The Mortgage Bankers Association recently interviewed MetLife Managing Director Reena Pally about the transition away from LIBOR to a successor index for floating-rate loans.

Buying single-family houses to rent them out is more appealing to investors now than a year ago, reported ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif.

Three themes anchor the U.S. commercial real estate investment outlook: U.S. economic performance, cycle maturity and the monetary policy outlook, said Cushman & Wakefield, New York.

Jones Lang LaSalle agreed to acquire HFF in a cash and stock transaction value at nearly $2 billion.

Collateral Analytics, Honolulu, launched a new automated valuation model to help lenders monitor commercial property values and provide access to CRE valuations.

The Mortgage Bankers Association recently interviewed MetLife Managing Director Reena Pally about the transition away from LIBOR to a successor index for floating-rate loans.

Jones Lang LaSalle agreed to acquire HFF in a cash and stock transaction value at nearly $2 billion.

The Mortgage Bankers Association recently interviewed MetLife Managing Director Reena Pally about the transition away from LIBOR to a successor index for floating-rate loans.

Jones Lang LaSalle agreed to acquire HFF in a cash and stock transaction value at nearly $2 billion.

Defined as commuters who travel more than 90 minutes each way to work, "super commuters" have increased by nearly 32 percent since 2005, according to Apartment List. Over the same period, the number of Americans who work from home has seen an even sharper increase of 76 percent.

Apartment rent prices grew at their fastest rate in 10 months in February after decreasing last fall for the first time in years, reported Zillow, Seattle.