NEW YORK CITY—September also saw a high volume of defeased loans, says Trepp, including $345 million on the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.

OMAHA, NE—A pair of properties in Newport News, VA comprise the lion's share of the three-state portfolio; locally based Haley plans $3.4 million in capital improvements.

NEW YORK CITY—The sale will simplify ARCP's business model while adding seven Cole Capital investment programs to the RCAP fold, bolstering its net lease presence.

NEW YORK CITY—In advance of his keynote address at RealShare New York next week, the Westchester County Executive spelled out specifics of his gubernatorial platform at an ABNY gathering Wednesday.

NEW YORK CITY—As S&P Dow Jones Indices reports lower annual returns for the 20 cities in its Case-Shiller indices, the firm's David Blitzer says it's “consistent with most of the other housing data on housing starts and home sales.”

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NEW YORK CITY—With three properties in California and one each in Colorado and North Dakota, the refinancing entailed defeasing three loans and paying off two others for low long-term rates.