BIRMINGHAM, AL—The combination sale-leaseback and mortgage investment will add 10 acute care hospitals and one behavioral health facility now operated by IASIS Healthcare to Medical Properties Trust's portfolio.

LAS VEGAS—Crown Resorts had acquired the parcel in 2014 with plans to develop an 1,100-key property on the site of the former New Frontier casino hotel.

CINCINNATI—The combined company will own 230 grocery-anchored shopping centers across 32 states.

LOS ANGELES—Largely ignored in the "hoopla" over high-profile liquidations is the fact that many big-box retailers continue opening stores, says CBRE's Melina Cordero.

SEATTLE—The gap in year-over-year rent gains between urban multifamily and suburban apartments and single-family rentals is especially wide in markets where rent affordability is worsening, says Zillow.

NEW YORK CITY—Colliers International expects the slowdown in rent growth to continue as the current cycle heads toward full maturity.

ATLANTA—“How you negotiate the financial terms and conditions of a real estate lease will impact the financial success of your company,” says Avison Young's Sean Moynihan.

CLEVELAND—Daniel Burkons, senior director with Institutional Property Advisors, cites the Midwestern states' “overall stability and generally higher yields compared to that of the coastal markets.”