NEW YORK CITY—Post-Brexit assurances of continued low interest rates were among the factors helping REITs post a 3.87% total return for the month, writes Trepp's Susan Persin. Host Hotels led the lodging sector to the month's best returns.

TORRANCE, CA—Partner Engineering & Science, Inc., most recently surveyed GlobeSt.com's readers on environmental due diligence in 2012. Now, amid higher deal velocity and increasing regulatory scrutiny compared to four years ago, the consulting firm is preparing to do so again.

WASHINGTON, DC—July's total of 255,000 new positions nationwide surpassed economists' expectations. A weak spot, though, was in residential construction, which barely grew from the previous month.

LOS ANGELES—CBRE's Darin Mellott says the evolution of commercial real estate markets "will transcend the traditional lines of downtown vs. suburban, or Millennial vs. Boomer."

BOCA RATON, FL—The sale of 12 apartment properties to Robbins/Electra America included a backup financing commitment for six additional communities, says Berkadia's Mitch Sinberg.

CLEVELAND—National director of KeyBank's Community Development Lending & Investment platform, Rob Likes tells GlobeSt.com that every affordable housing property is "a little bit different, depending on where it's located and the needs of the community."

NEWPORT BEACH, CA—"We wouldn't go as far as calling real estate cheap today, but it does appear more fairly valued on a relative basis," says Green Street Advisors' Andy McCulloch.

MCLEAN, VA—The increases in multifamily loan origination are moderating along with other fundamentals, but Freddie Mac expects growth in the sector to continue at above pre-recession levels.