CHICAGO-Owner operators can make the leap and end the hunt for red-hot capital. Or, so says FPL's Tim Kessler.

BIRIMINGHAM, AL--Expect private home prices to climb as consumers once again step in to the ring and activate the private home market.

LOS ANGELES-New research from CBRE shows that most major-market vacancies dipped or at least remained flat in Q1. Depending on the market, the boost has been fueled at least in part, by job creation.

CHICAGO-Following up on this morning's breaking news, Hilco has provided GlobeSt.com with a complete list of the assets around the country it is marketing on behalf of Hostess. Here is the list.

CANNES-CMBS is coming back in the States. Meanwhile, across the pond, it might be a $10-billion market this year. Of course, there are questions . . .

CANNES-Jurgen Stark, ex-member of the European Central Bank Executive board, tells a MIPIM audience that the worst is behind . . . but there's more pain ahead.

CANNES-Sure, the US still has its problems (Think a frozen Congress and a $13-trillion debt), but compared to other investment targets . . .

CANNES-There is some thinking expressed at MIPIM that the REIT structure is slow to take off in Europe and exists only on a country-by-country basis. Wait a while for a unified REIT.