SANTA BARBARA, CA—A new report from Yardi notes that as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase their loan spreads on multifamily deals, "other major lender types all have issues."

PORTLAND, OR—Rally Ventures was attracted to commercial real estate, and to leading a Series A funding round for CrowdStreet, because the sector has yet to be as disrupted by technology as other industries, CrowdStreet's Darren Powderly tells GlobeSt.com.

LOS ANGELES—Ritson Ferguson is now CEO of CBRE Global Investors as well as CBRE Clarion Securities, while Matt Khourie is moving from CBRE GI over to the top spot at Trammell Crow.

WASHINGTON, DC—Although 2015 marked "many new records," the Mortgage Bankers Association's Jamie Woodwell cautions that "recent market and regulatory changes have the potential to impact the availability of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt" this year."

NEW YORK CITY—There's "a significant opportunity to enhance the brand, merchandise offering and price-value combination to make The Fresh Market a primary destination for food shoppers," says Apollo's Andrew S. Jhawar.

BETHESDA, MD—Marriott said Monday it had granted Starwood Hotels & Resorts a waiver to consider a counter-offer from Anbang Insurance to buy Starwood for $76 per share.

NEW YORK CITY—Based on apartment operators' recent full-year guidance, Barclays says it expects fewer quarterly earnings reports this year to beat consensus estimates.

BEIJING—Chinese investors including Anbang Insurance have been stepping up their involvement in the US hotel sector, spending $6.5 billion in the first three quarters of 2015, according to CBRE.