TPG RE Finance Trust cites opportunities in “a robust commercial real estate market with a large, continuing need for flexible debt capital.”

First American Financial's Mark Fleming sees “a supply and demand imbalance that produces upward pressure on house prices and decreasing affordability.”

Results of the National Multifamily Housing Council's latest quarterly survey of senior executives suggest that “the softening is less widespread than in previous quarters,” says NMHC'S Mark Obrinsky.

Colliers International's Mary Beth Kuzmanovich charts the increasing sophistication of retail offerings in hospital settings.

Subdued job growth in a number of metro areas is hampering absorption, although Ten-X's Peter Muoio also points to “strong investment opportunities” in other cities.

Enacted by Congress nearly 40 years ago, “this antiquated double standard is a disincentive to invest that unfairly burdens the property sector,” says Transwestern's Tom McNearney.

The sale of Gramercy Property Europe plc to a consortium of clients managed by AXA Investment Managers — Real Assets valued the portfolio at €1.0 billion (US$1.1 billion), GlobeSt.com reported this past May.

Focus Healthcare Partners' founding principals have grown industry platforms that owned or operated more than 50,000 senior living units and financed over $4.5 billion in healthcare properties.