LAS VEGAS—The reorganization plan will move virtually all of Caesars Entertainment Operating Corp.'s US properties into a newly created REIT.

SANTA BARBARA, CA—Amid a generally positive outlook for apartments in 2017, Yardi Matrix does see issues with oversupply and a slowdown in rent increases in some metro areas.

NEW YORK CITY—It's not only the rise of e-commerce that's pushing private equity and REITs to increase their allocations to industrial, Altus Group's Chuck DiRocco tells GlobeSt.com.

NASHVILLE—The seniors housing operator is said to have an enterprise value of about $8 billion, with its real estate alone worth as much as $7 billion.

NEW YORK CITY—The select-service lodging REIT will become self-managed and change its name to Hospitality Investors Trust after the transaction closes.

CHICAGO—Noting that REITs now account for 27 slots within the S&P 500, Ferguson Partners recommends “5 Pillars” of a proactive approach to CEO transition.

NEW YORK CITY—The first lender to begin using the multifamily data analysis platform, Berkeley Point Capital joining the client base was “a natural progression,” says redIQ CEO Elliot Vermes.

IRVINE, CA—"More than half of all active foreclosures nationwide are on loans originated between 2004 and 2008," with a much higher share in some markets, says Daren Blomquist at ATTOM Data Solutions.