NEW YORK CITY—On the other hand, Trepp's Joe McBride says CMBS enjoyed "another sustained period of tightening spreads and increased demand in the face of meager new issuance" during April.

GILBERT, AZ—Following its acquisition by Centerbridge Partners, Cascade Financial Financial Services will collaborate with manufactured homebuilder Champion on a non-exclusive basis.

MCLEAN, VA—However, the mortgage giant's CEO, Donald Layton, says that "the fundamentals of our business are very solid and continue to improve."

PITTSBURGH—The vitamin retail chain, which operates more than 9,000 stores worldwide, launched a strategic review following what CEO Mike Archbold called "unacceptable" Q1 results.

MILWAUKEE—With Public Storage and other leading REITs posting double-digit NOI growth year over year, "rental rate growth could surprise to the upside," according to analysts at R. W. Baird & Co.

ENGLEWOOD, CO—The sporting goods retailer has scrapped attempts to reorganize under Chapter 11 because it could not get creditors to agree on a plan.

WASHINGTON, DC—Avison Young's newly appointed managing director, US capital markets has executed nearly $25 billion in transactions over the past 24 years.

HOUSTON—The locally based AMG Capital team will target primarily multifamily developments in high-growth cities including Dallas and Denver as well as supply-constrained markets such as New York City and San Francisco.