NEW YORK CITY-Moody’s and RCA both report monthly gains in commercial property prices, but these follow the summer’s ups and downs.

NEW YORK CITY-A nine-story office/retail property on West 51st Street has traded for $31.5 million, highlighting this week’s wrap-up of deals.

A $3-trillion market in Europe, covered bonds have a much lower profile in the US. That may change soon as banks and investors look at alternative financing vehicles.

NEW YORK CITY-Rent growth at historic levels will lag a drop in vacancy by about two years, says CBRE Econometric Advisors.

NEW YORK CITY-The agreement with the retailer includes a “go shop” period that allows the board until January to seek out a better offer.

NEW YORK CITY-Weinreb and incoming president Grant Herlitz have worked for the Howard Hughes Corp. on a contract basis since August.

NEW YORK CITY-In PWC’s three decades, women have gone from outsiders at the job site to majoring in construction-related degrees, the group’s president tells GlobeSt.com.

NEW YORK CITY-The deal reported by the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> marks the second Manhattan investment this year by Long Island-based RXR Realty.