Lenders rush to apartments; NYC’s new crop of tallest buildings; Freddie Mac announces ‘green’ finance initiative; five top construction markets and more in this week’s roundup.

Did you know that 88 percent of apartment renters trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations?

U.S. Labor Market Earns ‘Gold Medal’; First Risk Retention Compliant CMBS Deal Put on Block; Manhattan’s Luxury Condo Glut; Freddie Mac’s Mid-Year Multifamily Market Outlook and More.

While luxury apartment rent growth has out-paced that of your run-of-the-mill community over the past three years, an abundance of new Class A product hitting the market could mean that it’s time for Class B and Class C rent growth to shine. 

11 U.S. cities with the greatest disparity between luxury and non-luxury rents; A tale of mixed markets; Median weekly earnings up in 2Q 2016; How Brexit could be a U.S. commercial real estate boon; How cities are responding to housing demand.

Commercial Price Growth Returns; More Renters Sour on Homeownership; Basel III Real Estate Revisions; Pokémon Go is a Real Estate Selling Point; and More.