NEW YORK CITY-The non-traded REIT, in the midst of a $1.5-billion IPO, has added eight healthcare properties to its portfolio since the end of 2011.

NEW YORK CITY-Special servicers’ increased volume of loan resolutions is driving the trend toward stabilization in loss severities, Fitch Ratings says in its annual US CMBS Loss Study.

BOSTON-The quarter that ended March 31 was highlighted by the closing of the office REIT’s acquisition of a 1.3-million-square-foot office tower here from an affiliate of Bank of America.

SUFFERN, NY-Ascena’s cash tender offer for Charming Shoppes Inc. comes after five consecutive quarters of year-over-year earnings growth for the plus-size apparel retailer.

NEW YORK CITY-Doing much of the construction work off-site can save time and money—and to prove it, Forest City Ratner plans to build out Atlantic Yards with modular techniques, the company’s development EVP said Tuesday.

DALLAS-E&Y’s Chris Seyfarth, keynote speaker for this week’s RealShare Distressed Assets, speaks with GlobeSt.com’s Paul Bubny about investor expectations for NPLs and related market trends.

As they did in 2011, securitized loans backed by office properties led the delinquency parade in the first three months of this year, says Fitch Ratings.

Treasury's Geithner warns of a fiscal "cliff" facing the US at year's end, while the other shoe may drop sooner than that in Europe.