HOUSTON—Studies have shown a correlation between green space activity and value, including tax benefits, created in the surrounding real estate, according to Biederman, the firm behind the Levy Park redevelopment.

ATLANTA—Here's a look at the trends, announcements and deals you may have missed early this week in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.

NEW YORK CITY—The latest metrics in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller indices derive from this past November; S&P Dow Jones' David Blitzer says the new administration's policies could affect home prices.

LOS ANGELES—The peer-to-peer site is fueled mostly by leisure travelers, but it has yet to capture the business travel segment, an area where hotels are winning.