C & W may get in-house finance wing… and more

1. Demand for mortgage-backed securities spikes more [WSJ]
2. A look at Melissa Libner of eEmerge more [Sun]
3. $1B contract to alter city streetscape more [Sun]
4. Rents rise nationwide more [NYT]
5. Apartments race to renovate before Labor Day more [NYT]
6. Portraits of the Lower East Side more [NYT]
7. Cushman & Wakefield: new finance wing?more [GlobeSt]