WASHINGTON, DC—With the year winding down, "we can see that the housing sector has made headway in 2015, and we expect the recovery to continue at a modest pace," says NAHB's David Crowe.

NEW YORK CITY—"We come here a different company," PREIT CEO Joe Coradino told GlobeSt.com at the ICSC New York conference. Find out what has changed for the shopping mall REIT

PRINCETON, NJ—Closing on the combination of Gramercy Property Trust and Chambers Street Properties is expected to occur Thursday, with GPT CEO Gordon DuGan taking the helm of the combined company.

Fueled by domestic advantages in technology, labor and infrastructure along with a diminishing competitive edge in offshoring, the US manufacturing sector is ramping up again

NEW YORK CITY—Fund II will follow its predecessor in acquiring and repositioning "undervalued properties that now stand as some of the best core assets in their respective markets," says Related's Justin Metz.

OAK BROOK, IL—Non-executive chairman Thomas D'Arcy cites "the long-term discount at which the company's shares have traded versus private market valuations and its shopping center REIT peers."

NEW YORK CITY—TIAA-CREF sees a number of factors that can protect overall property performance in a rising interest rate environment, such as the spread between cap rates and 10-year Treasury yields.

NASHVILLE—The sweetened deal for Pep Boys calls for Bridgestone to pay $15.50 per share; however, investors appear to think the price will go higher.