The Lede

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 14, 2016--Harrison, David Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren called the economic recovery since 2009 slow and full of surprises.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 13, 2016--Chivetta, A.J. Momentum is building toward a tech-driven revolution that promises to provide a much-needed dose of modernization to commercial real estate investing.

Bloomberg, Oct. 13, 2016--Carmiel, Oshrat Manhattan apartment rents fell last month as landlords' pricing power was hurt by a wave of new listings and tenants who shopped around for better deals.

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 16, 2016--Morris, Keiko SL Green's One Vanderbilt will stand next to Grand Central Terminal and will soar over the Chrysler Building.

Bloomberg, Oct. 17, 2016--Serafino, Phil; Giammona, Craig; Deveau, Scott  Supervalu agreed to sell its Save-A-Lot grocery business to Canada's Onex Corp. for $1.37 billion in cash, offloading a discount chain at a time of heavy price competition.

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 16, 2016--Agovina, Theresa  Cushman & Wakefield CEO Brett White made his boldest move since last year when new ownership brought him in to take the lead role at the real-estate services firm.

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 18, 2016--Brown, Eliot Soaring apartment costs in Silicon Valley are fueling popular support for an idea bitterly opposed by many landlords in America's technology capital: rent controls.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 19, 2016--Mattson-Teig, Beth Pension funds have been following a clear path of increasing allocations to real estate over the past several years.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 13, 2016--Mattson-Teig, Beth Robust multifamily lending prompted the Federal Housing Finance Agency to raise its market-rate lending caps at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac twice this year and the door is still open on a third increase before year-end.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Oct. 16, 2016--Little, Andrew The overall feeling in commercial real estate is that we are near the top of the cycle, but unlike 2007, there is no great fear that we are zooming straight for a cliff.

Banks Account for 90% of Increase

More Retail Stores Will Become Places That Sell Experiences Rather Than Goods

'Historically Low Interest Rates Continue to Fuel Our Industry'

Asking Cap Rates 'Should Hold Steady' For Near Term

Loan Production Accelerates During Second Quarter

Full-Year transaction volume on track to achieve $610-630 billion, reported JLL, Chicago.