BOSTON—Life insurers' commercial mortgage holdings finished 2016 on a down note after posting positive returns over most of 2016, according to LifeComps.

MIAMI—Tere Blanca of Blanca Commercial Real Estate unpacks the process for professional service firms as they redesign their office spaces to align with the “workplace of the future” in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.

NEW YORK CITY—The continuing failure of peak-vintage securitizations to pay off via refinancing was cited by both Fitch Ratings and Trepp in explaining March's uptick in delinquencies.

LOS ANGELES—Both CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield cite increases in office supply, although “most US markets remain fundamentally healthy,” says Cushman & Wakefield's Kevin Thorpe.

SAN FRANCISCO—Deeds in lieu can have benefits for both borrowers and lenders, including the ability to control expenses, writes Allen Matkins' Stephen P. Lieske in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.

NEW YORK CITY—Cantor Fitzgerald's Rodin Global Property Trust, which will invest in single-tenant net lease in the US and Europe, is offering up to $1 billion of shares of common stock in its primary offering.

WASHINGTON, DC—Yet 2016 was still the third highest year on record for commercial/multifamily originations, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.

SANTA BARBARA, CA—Nationally, Yardi Matrix's Jeff Adler sees 3% multifamily rent growth this year, although some markets still come in well above average.