CHICAGO-The recovery is bringing a different real estate market, from leasing trends and capital market flows to foreign investor sentiment, as attendees at <b>RealShare Chicago</b> learned.

Expect more of the same, a crawl toward stability with stabilizing fundamentals as employment continues to shore up, and capital markets that promise, at least in the mid-term, an oversupply of equity and undersupply of debt.

DENVER-The co-author of Simpson-Boles took both Congressional parties to task for not coming together to fix the broken economy as the <b>ULI Conference</b> here took a political turn.

DENVER-The man who rebuilt Bogata (really) says US cities can learn from there. Enrique Penalosa keynoted Wednesday&#146;s <b>ULI Conference</b> here.

DENVER-Key trends emerging from the annual ULI/PwC report reveal that investors chasing yield in 2013 &#147;will suffer queasiness about the limitations of US real estate markets.&#148; But that won&#146;t derail the onward, upward trajectory of a recovery.

DENVER-Challenges remain, but ULI/Pwc's Emerging Tends report advises "lingering doubters" to relax . . . recovery is taking place. In the meantime, place your bets on San Fran.

DETROIT-The Canadian brokerage firm marks its 18th Us location and taps James Baker to head the operation.

NEW YORK CITY-The focus for the life insurer&#146;s new push will be will be equity, commercial mortgages and private placement debt. Organizational changes are being worked to support the move.