The Greater Boston Association of Realtors reported that 1,214 single-family detached homes were sold in metropolitan Boston, which set a new record for sales for the month and was a 4.9% increase on the 1,157 homes sold in November 2017.

The Highlands property was purchased with a 97% leased rate, but that percentage is expected to fall shortly to approximately 70% due to pending lease expirations, Equus Partners reports.

A Global Infrastructure Partners consortium acquired its stake in Gatwick Airport in 2009 for GBP 1.51 billion ($2.5 billion). GIP will manage the remaining 49.99% interest in the airport once the deal with VINCI Airports is finalized.

MRP Industrial plans to construct the single-story building on a site that formerly contained a Class B, 244,000-square-foot block and metal warehouse, which collapsed from structural failure after a heavy snow storm in 2016.

Boston Properties reports that the Millennium Management lease brings the 1.6-million-square-foot office tower to 93% leased.

Penn Access when completed will provide access for suburban NYC commuters to Penn Station on the West Side of Manhattan using existing Amtrak tracks and right of ways.

MGM announced the planned closing of its purchase in connection with its appointment of Uri Clinton as president and chief operating officer of Empire City Casino upon the Las Vegas-based gaming company's closing on the property and completion of licensing requirements that are expected in January.

The IBO stressed in the report that it does not expect the economic expansion, which began after the 2008-2009 expansion to end, to end and does not foresee a steep slide through at least 2022.