The Lede

Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2019--Video (subscription)As the decline of brick and mortar retail rolls on, commercial real estate developers are left with massive abandoned properties. Who will fill that underutilized space? A series of recent acquisitions by associates of Amazon in Northeastern Ohio provides some clues.

National Mortgage Professional, May 14, 2019--Phil HallCommercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations during the first quarter were up by 12 percent on a year-over-year basis but were down 34 percent from the previous quarter, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage Media, May 10, 2019Bruce Oliver, MBA associate vice president of commercial real estate finance policy, says the commercial real estate space trails the residential space when it comes to making use of new technology to any large degree--but that's going to change.

The Treasury Department released its long-awaited Opportunity Zone program guidance last month, which JLL, Chicago, said will make it easier for fund managers to raise capital and for developers to begin construction.

As the industrial sector sizzles, developers have started re-purposing obsolete assets such as vacant big-box stores and old office buildings, said Avison Young Chair and CEO Mark Rose.

Business process transformation firm SLK Global Solutions will offer customized tax services for commercial mortgage servicers through its Real Estate Tax Service Platform.

Though U.S. hotel profits increased again last year, it is growing increasingly difficult for managers to remain profitable as expenses increase, said CBRE Hotels, Atlanta.

Low demand overshadowed an otherwise solid first quarter for small-cap commercial real estate properties, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

LOS ANGELES--The world is changing at an increasing rate, and servicing professionals need to be prepared, Brian Stoffers, CMB, CBRE Global President of Debt and Structured Finance and MBA Chair-Elect said here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Tech Conference.

LOS ANGELES--Eight mortgage servicers earned Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer designations here at the Mortgage Bankers Association CREF Servicing and Technology Conference.

LOS ANGELES--The world is changing at an increasing rate, and servicing professionals need to be prepared, Brian Stoffers, CMB, CBRE Global President of Debt and Structured Finance and MBA Chair-Elect said here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Tech Conference.

LOS ANGELES--Eight mortgage servicers earned Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer designations here at the Mortgage Bankers Association CREF Servicing and Technology Conference.

LOS ANGELES--The world is changing at an increasing rate, and servicing professionals need to be prepared, Brian Stoffers, CMB, CBRE Global President of Debt and Structured Finance and MBA Chair-Elect said here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Tech Conference.

LOS ANGELES--Eight mortgage servicers earned Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer designations here at the Mortgage Bankers Association CREF Servicing and Technology Conference.

Multifamily assets should offer the most favorable investment opportunity this year, followed by industrial properties, said Deloitte and Situs RERC.