The Lede

The Registry (San Francisco), Sept. 16, 2015--Amdur, Nancy As office and industrial space in many markets gets increasingly difficult to find, a real estate Web site is launching a new service this week that allows companies to find and swap space. 

National Real Estate Investor, Sept. 16, 2015--Mattson-Teig, Beth Small property investment deals often fall in the shadow of large trophy property sales that come with hefty price tags. But sales activity for real estate priced below $5 million is proving to be just as hot as it is for those larger assets.

HousingWire, Sept. 16, 2015 A congressional move to limit the salaries for the CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac moved a step closer Tuesday night when the Senate unanimously passed a version of the House's Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015.

Institutional investors increased their expectations for 2015 returns over the last three months, led by income growth, a new survey reported.

More than $11 billion flowed into real estate globally from the Middle East during the first half of 2015, surpassing 2007's high of $9.6 billion, reported CBRE Group, Los Angeles. 

Property prices increased 70 basis points in July and major-market prices now exceed their pre-crisis peak by nearly 30 percent, reported Moody's Investors Service and Real Capital Analytics, New York.

More than half of apartment renters whose leases expired in August signed another lease rather than move out, continuing a trend of year-over-year retention-rate increases, reported MPF Research, Carrollton, Texas.