OAK BROOK, IL—Valued at $1.4 billion, the sale to a partnership led by CPPIB and GIC marks "the culmination of our portfolio evolution strategy," says InvenTrust CEO McGuinness.

CLEVELAND—"We believe the REIT structure supports our strategic direction as a company," David LaRue, Forest City's president and CEO, said last January when the conversion plan was announced.

NEW YORK CITY—The Fried Frank dealmaker gives GlobeSt.com his insights on how some of 2015's biggest real estate transactions came together.

PHOENIX—While the underlying need for shelter gives multifamily its bedrock strength, each market will have its own story to tell, Berkadia's David Delich and Keith Misner tell GlobeSt.com in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> interview.

CHICAGO—An analysis by Morningstar suggests that investors may be less sanguine than REIT management teams about the impact of interest rates on cash flow metrics.

NEW YORK CITY—Now valued at slightly more than $1 billion, Icahn's latest offer follows a bidding war with Bridgestone Americas that has continued throughout December.

NEW YORK CITY—"Buyers will be chasing after fewer available units this winter, ensuring the markets will remain competitive," says Alan Lightfeldt at StreetEasy.

NEW YORK CITY—With all three Case-Shiller indices coming in ahead of the previous month's tallies, S&amp;P Dow Jones' David M. Blitzer cites "generally good economic conditions."