NEW YORK CITY—The pattern of slight upward and downward movement in the CMBS delinquency rate continued again in August, says Trepp. However, the month saw property sectors improve while others lost ground.

CALABASAS, CA—Notwithstanding a quarter-million new apartments coming on line by year's end, Marcus & Millichap sees vacancies nationwide continuing to decline.

NEW YORK CITY—S&P cited favorable tailwinds for student housing in upgrading its outlook for American Campus Communities; the sector's recent sales metrics bear this out.

NEW YORK CITY—“There is much more to come in terms of consolidation as REITs enter a period of rising rather than declining interest rates,” says Mark Rose, CEO of Avison Young and a member of GlobeSt.com's advisory board.

NEW YORK CITY—The ability to structure investments in accordance with the Sharia “has opened up the global market to a new group of investors,” John Opar, a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP, tells GlobeSt.com.

DALLAS—Chairman and CEO Monty J. Bennett says the REIT's directors “do not believe Ashford Prime's current share price accurately reflects the company's intrinsic value.”

NEW YORK CITY—When GlobeSt.com launched 15 years ago, it was widely assumed that Boomers would retire to warmer climes. Now, signs point toward this generation taking up urban living.

NEW YORK CITY—The hire is among several moves that alternative asset firms have made in the past few months to bolster their commercial real estate presence.