WASHINGTON, DC—The lapse in the program to backstop terrorism insurance “simply must be reauthorized as soon as possible to mitigate the economic damage” of a lack of coverage, says the Real Estate Roundtable's Jeff DeBoer.

LOS ANGELES—Dovetailing with the best quarter for net absorption since 2007, five of the world's top 10 office markets for Q3 occupancy cost increases were in the US, says CBRE.

WASHINGTON, DC—With life companies, pension funds and REITs all active along with commercial banks, originations more than outpace “the low volume of loans maturing this year,” says Jamie Woodwell at MBA.

NEW YORK CITY—A pool of mainly office assets net leased to the General Services Administration marks Princeton Holdings' first nationwide portfolio; the firm's David G. King Jr. gives GlobeSt.com the particulars.

NEW YORK CITY—While the sector outlook has been upgraded to positive, from a ratings standpoint REITs would need to reduce their leverage, according to Steven Marks at Fitch Ratings.

NEW YORK CITY—On a conference call late Monday afternoon, CEO Brian Harris said a REIT election would strike “the right balance between paying distributions and retaining capital” for seizing on opportunities

SAN FRANCISCO—“It's the better economic conditions that are generating the reason for interest rates to be higher,” Marcus &amp; Millichap's chief strategy officer said during a recent segment of CNBC's <i>Worldwide Exchange</i>.

NEW YORK CITY—Separating VNO's shopping center business from its core office and urban retail assets would create “two focused, pure-play REITs,” the company says in an SEC filing.