VICI to Acquire MGM Growth Properties for $17.2B

GlobeSt.com, Aug. 04, 2021–Erika MorphyVICI Properties is acquiring MGM Growth Properties for $17.2 billion, including the assumption of $5.7 billion in debt. When the deal is complete, VICI will have …

Make Your Voice Heard: MBA Mortgage Action Alliance

The Mortgage Action Alliance is a voluntary, non-partisan and free nationwide grassroots lobbying network of real estate finance industry professionals, affiliated with the Mortgage Bankers Association. For more information, click …

Bundled Commercial Real-Estate Loans Climb to Sales Record

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 3, 2021–Sebastian Pellejero (subscription)Sales of securities backed by riskier commercial real estate loans have surged to a record, highlighting investors’ demand for higher-yielding debt and expectations …

Net Lease Investor Interest in Bank Branches Declines

Wealth Management Real Estate, Aug. 02, 2021–Jenn ElliotThe increasing popularity of online banking, coupled with bank consolidation and branch overbuilding in recent years, has created some uncertainty among net lease …

Billions in Rental Aid Unspent With Evictions Poised to Resume

Washington Post, July 30, 2021–Jonathan O’Connell, Anu Narayanswamy, Rachel Siegel, Alyssa FowersThousands of Americans have been shortchanged by a yawning disconnect between two well-meaning policies lawmakers passed in response to …