CHICAGO—Term defaults among Fitch-rated loans remain low; however, the firm's Brook Sutherland notes that more than three quarters of last year's term defaults were on 2006- and 2007-vintage CMBS.

NEW YORK CITY—Kseniya Merritt joins the Hamburg-based fund manager's New York office from shopping center REIT Brixmor Property Group.

NEW YORK CITY—“We expect these markets to trend down as we see more price resistance and potentially a slight decrease in 2017,” says Keith DeCoster at Savills Studley.

NEW YORK CITY—In recent months, “we've seen a significant uptick in small companies based in second- and third-tier markets looking to hire single, multi-talented individuals,” says David Funk, managing editor of the SelectLeaders Job Barometer.

NEW YORK CITY—Lenders with higher concentrations of commercial real estate loans may be at risk of downgrades if sector performance worsens, says S&P Global Ratings.

NEW YORK CITY—For Jim Traynor, the new role represents his second promotion at L&L Holding in as many years.

CHICAGO—Avison Young's Earl Webb says the next cycle for the US industrial market “could prove to be interesting” as demand drivers meet lack of supply.

IRVINE, CA—ATTOM Data Solutions' Darin Blomquist cites “the above-par performance of mortgages originated in the past seven years” as a key driver of foreclosure activity's search for a new post-recession floor.