The Lede

Reuters, Nov. 9, 2015--Spicer, Jonathan Another Federal Reserve official pointed to December as an appropriate time to begin raising U.S. interest rates, as Eric Rosengren said on Monday there has been "real improvement" in the economy of late with the October jobs report delivering "very good news."

Bloomberg, Nov. 5, 2015--Mulholland, Sarah Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group and Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group LP are in talks with Freddie Mac to finance two transactions totaling more than $10 billion.

New York Times, Nov. 6, 2015--Prevost, Lisa The upward trajectory of rents in many metropolitan areas, which shows no sign of abating, often makes homeownership the better deal. But renters still aren't rushing to buy.

Wall Street Journal, Nov. 10, 2015--Jargon, Julie McDonald's Corp. won't spin off its vast U.S. real estate holdings, as some investors had pushed it to do, Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook said.

National Mortgage News, Nov. 10, 2015--Cumming, Chris Commercial real estate lending has come roaring back, but don't draw comparisons yet to the reckless pre-crisis years.

New York Daily News, Nov. 10, 2015--Durkin, ErinLandlords would be banned from checking credit scores to decide whether to rent to would-be tenants under a new bill introduced in the City Council.

National Real Estate Investor, Nov. 10, 2015--Anderson, Bendix Lenders will keep pouring money into apartment properties over the next two years, originating about the same volume of loans in 2016 and 2017 that they are likely to close in 2015, according to the latest Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Forecast from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Total U.S. construction starts for 2016 could rise by 6 percent to $712 billion, following an estimated 13 percent gain in 2015, said Dodge Data & Analytics, Washington, D.C.

Drug store cap rates--which reached new lows in the third quarter--could fall further resulting from Walgreen's plan to acquire rival Rite Aid, reported the Boulder Group, Northbrook, Ill.

Investors are starting to adopt later-cycle investment strategies as the market continues to expand, said JLL, Chicago.