LOS ANGELES—A year of low oil prices has made an impact on commercial real estate fundamentals; the news in a CBRE report is both positive and negative.

CHICAGO— Joe Cosenza, president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., tells GlobeSt.com that even before it considers location, the company asks whether a property is a good piece of real estate.

BOSTON—Michael Dirrane, the newly appointed chairman of the Commonwealth's Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, is confident that the Baker administration will address Massachusetts' fiscal issues, but also the need to add more workforce housing and transit-oriented development in key markets.