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While the number of transactions was roughly the same, REIT M&A value rose to $81.75 billion from $33.37 billion last year.

There was roughly the same number of

New data from RentCafe shows that more than 25 percent of apartment buildings in some U.S. cities are now high-end units.

Visit any urban center in a major U.S. city

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Many Sears store are too big to replace with only one tenant and may need to be subdivided, which can take years.

(Bloomberg)—As Sears Holdings Corp. goes through bankruptcy,

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Declining sales and a mountain of debt finally catch up with Sears Holdings Corp.

It’s official: Sears Holdings Corp. has declared bankruptcy and plans to close 142

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Jared Kushner has paid almost no federal income taxes for several years, according to The New York Times. The housing market is poised to see a gentler slowdown compared to 2007, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are

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New white paper from WD Partners finds consumers want to see farmers’ markets and food halls at malls.

It’s no secret thatmalls are in need of vast transformations. WD Partners, a branding

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More start-up companies are saying they will leave the Bay Area in 2019.

Companies large and small have captured headlines with expansions or

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Stan Thomas, CEO of Thomas Land & Development, filed for Chapter 11 on the $1 billion Ovation project.

The developer

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Wells Fargo prepared its first post-financial crisis mortgage bond, according to MarketWatch. If Sears files for bankruptcy, CEO Eddie Lampert might bid of some of its real estate and other assets, reports Reuters. These are among today’s must

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That figure includes wind and storm surge damage to homes, cars and industrial and commercial properties covered by private insurers.

(Bloomberg)—Huricane Michael, which ripped through Florida’s Panhandle region this week, may

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