LAS VEGAS—CCIM Instructor Gary Ralston spent much of his time at RECon 2016 in the classroom. He explains why in this exclusive video interview.

LOS ANGELES—The Port of Long Beach gets a AA rating on outstanding debt, RealtyMogul.com closes $7 million in transactions, inching closer to its billion goal, and Townfair Apartments in Portland trades for $31 million in this week's wrap-up of deals.

NEW YORK CITY—“You can't fight the tape,” FelCor Lodging Trust's Richard A. Smith told an NYU hospitality conference audience, summing up the disconnect between hotel fundamentals and market valuations.

BETHESDA, MD--The deal will position W&D as largest HUD multifamily/healthcare servicer in the US.