NEW YORK CITY—Securitizations in the apartment sector are on the rise, but fundamentals, while still strong, are eroding, says a report from S&P.

SEATTLE—A lack of inventory and “stubbornly high negative equity” are putting a drag on sales of single-family homes, says Zillow's Stan Humphries.

NEW YORK CITY—The 78-property portfolio sale will entail a cap rate “more than 100 basis points lower than the 7.9% cash cap rate for the Red Lobster portfolio” that the sale will fund, ARCP president David S. Kay said Wednesday.

DALLAS—However, it's still up in the air as to whether multifamily rent growth will continue exceeding expectations for the balance of 2014, says Axiometrics VP Jay Denton.

NEW YORK CITY—Executive chairman Nicholas Schorsch says the Validus Strategic Capital Partners buy “allows us to further diversify RCAP's wholesale distribution platform with more institutional quality investment products which are not sponsored by AR Capital.”

NEW YORK CITY—Along with hundreds of millions of square feet under development, shopping center investment is also up more than 40% year over year, Cushman & Wakefield says.

NEW YORK CITY—However, the risk of term default remains low, as does the percentage of recent-vintage securitizations that have gone to special servicing, says Fitch Ratings.

NEW YORK CITY—This year's National Legal Sector Benchmark Survey marks the first time the two organizations have partnered on the venture, which C&W's Sherry Cushman says will benefit both large and small firms.