The Lede

National Real Estate Investor, May 2, 2019--Bendix AndersonBanks continue to have an appetite for loans on multifamily construction projects.

Commercial Property Executive, May 2, 2019--Matthew WurtzebachUnderstanding how debt funds compete and which are best suited for a particular transaction can add tremendous value to owners' capital structures, Draper & Kramer's Matthew Wurtzebach said.

Washington Post, May 3, 2019--Robert McCartney, Patricia Sullivan Amazon said its new second headquarters in Virginia will not aggravate housing problems as much as in Seattle because it will be able to plan for growth in a way that it could not in earlier years in its home base.

Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2019--Esther Fung (subscription)Global retailers once seemed to pay whatever it took to lease space on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. That doesn't appear to be the case anymore.

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The outlook for the economy, real estate capital markets and real estate fundamentals remains positive but will likely moderate over the next three years, said the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.

Commercial real estate lending activity started 2019 strong as equity and debt markets were calmed by the Federal Reserve's decision to hold firm on rates, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell six basis points to 2.82 percent in April, the lowest delinquency reading since the 2008 financial crisis.

Law firm McGuireWoods launched a multidisciplinary team to assist clients with opportunity zone investment and development.

The U.S. office sector secured its 34th consecutive quarter of positive absorption this year as asking rents trended higher, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.