NEW YORK CITY—With Allianz's US real estate arm acquiring a majority stake in two Manulife properties, the venture is the latest in a series of partnerships by global financial firms to tap the American market.

HAMBURG, GERMANY—The $1.1-billion Ueberseequartier development will include offices, multifamily, a hotel and 190 retail stores, all going up in the city's HafenCity urban redevelopment area.

NEW HYDE PARK, NY—The shopping center REIT's acquisition of 100% of the 5.6-million-square-foot Kimstone portfolio continues its trend toward simplification.

NEW YORK CITY—The world for commercial real estate has changed dramatically in two months, said Thor Equities' Joseph Sitt, one of five industry leaders fielded by EisnerAmper and Bloomberg at Thursday's panel discussion.

WASHINGTON, DC—A report from IHS Inc. comes as an industry group prepares to lobby Congress for a long-term solution to the Highway Trust Fund, once again in eleventh-hour jeopardy.

CALABASAS, CA—The money consumers are saving at the pump “may be redirected toward revitalizing holiday shopping following a shaky 2014 Black Friday weekend,” observes Marcus & Millichap's Hessam Nadji.

NEW YORK CITY—Totaling 2.67 million square feet, the DPF portfolio comprises office, industrial and data centers in the L.A. and Dallas metro areas and six other markets.

NEW YORK CITY—Fitch Ratings sees a “relatively smooth” ride for refinancing on 2015-2017 loans, but both the ratings agency and Trepp cite potential headwinds.