NEW YORK CITY—The Urban Land Institute's annual Emerging Trends report, released Wednesday at its Fall Meeting here, cites the rise of “18-hour cities” beyond the gateway markets.

NEW YORK CITY—Persistent weak employment could hit office markets where the legal sector has comprised a sizable fraction of office-using tenancies, says Savills Studley's Heidi Learner.

NEW YORK CITY—Property rates have been falling for several consecutive quarters, and Willis Group Holdings says it doesn't see an end to the trend.

CALABASAS, CA—Strong capital flows keep coming in on the debt and equity side, while the slow economic recovery has boosted performance, Marcus & Millichap says.

NEW YORK CITY—First reported by GlobeSt.com in June, the sale of 71 grocery-anchored centers to a DDR/Blackstone joint venture helps ARCP “focus on reducing complexity,” says CEO David S. Kay.

NEW YORK CITY—The nearly 210,000-square-foot lease would consolidate MUFG Union Bank's space from other Midtown locations, according to published reports.

NEW YORK CITY—“Sustained strong operating fundamentals across all of the sub-sectors of Blackstone's global real estate portfolio” have led to record year-to-date earnings and economic income, the asset management firm said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, DC—The SEC has signed off on a Finra proposal to require members to include a per-share estimated value for an unlisted DPP or REIT on customer statements.