SAN FRANCISCO—A white paper from Prologis reports, among other things, that e-commerce customers use industrial space “differently and more intensively” compared to brick-and-mortar retailers. They also need more of it.

BOSTON—Covering some 5,000 commercial mortgages totaling $97 billion, the quarterly LifeComps index shows retail performing best for Q1 and industrial faring best over the preceding 12 months.

DENVER—With projects in the works for the Dallas, Houston and Atlanta markets, the spec builds fit within Amstar's industrial development strategy of partnering with local experts.

NEW YORK CITY—At the Commercial Lender's Forum co-presented by Bloomberg and the Real Estate Services Alliance, Signature Bank chairman Scott Shay charted the positives and negatives that are holding back the US and global economies from truly taking off.

NEW YORK CITY—Flat for the past six years, overall construction costs now show signs of spiking, according to consulting firm Rider Levett Bucknall.

NEW YORK CITY—Analysts with Cowen & Co. and MLV see RevPAR growth beating expectations through 2015 for Host Hotels and other lodging REITs.

NEW YORK CITY—An acquisition would represent a major advance in NorthStar Realty's push into the healthcare sector, following its $1-billion seniors acquisition in March.

CHICAGO—“If you see the office employment rates increasing in individual markets, you'll see an increase in absorption” as well as greater investor appeal, Sperry Van Ness' Albert Lindeman tells GlobeSt.com.