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Eighty-nine percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by June 13, according to The National Multifamily Housing Council (NHMC) Rent Payment Tracker. Simon and Taubman might go into a legal fight over their abandoned merger, reports Indy Star. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

The company will bring volunteers back to its 383 Madison Ave. office starting on June 22.

The Federal Reserve opened its Main Street Lending program for bank registration, reports Business Insider. 24 Hour Fitness is the latest retail tenant to file for bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

Representatives Jim Jordan and Guy Reschenthaler want the Government Accountability Office to evaluate efforts to detect fraud in the EB-5 program.

Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are looking at buying another struggling retailer.

David Bodamer is joined by Chris Caton, the senior vice president of global strategy and analytics at Prologis, to discuss the state of logistics real estate.

There are signs of increasing stability in the CMBS market, reports Seeking Alpha. A lawsuit in the state of Washington accuses two commercial real estate investors of running a Ponzi scheme, according to the Seattle Times. Bisnow writes on how the first black “Bachelor” in the show’s 18-year history is a broker from CBRE. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

The dispute involves EU imports from Egypt of glass fiber fabrics, an industrial good used in everything from wind turbines to sports equipment.

Founded in 2006, Shopify has become the platform of choice for businesses large and small that are looking to get online cheaply and quickly.

Chemicals being used to clean office buildings are effective at killing the pathogen, but some experts are worried that they pose other health risks.