The Lede

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 21, 2015--Dezember, Ryan  Two big owners of single-family rental homes said Monday they have agreed to merge, a bet that rents will keep rising and homes will remain difficult for many Americans to buy.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 22, 2015--Fung, EstherAmid all the hype about Chinese investors buying real estate abroad, one prominent tycoon is bucking the trend. Zhang Xin, CEO of commercial property developer Soho China, said that real estate assets in major cities abroad are currently too pricey.

Pittsburgh Tribune, Sept. 22, 2015--Fleisher, Chris Pittsburgh's commercial real estate market remains strong despite the pressure that low natural gas prices have put on the region's burgeoning energy sector, a major driver of industrial space demand during the past seven years, according to a report Tuesday.

In the Summer 2015 issue of the FDIC's Supervisory Insights, new regulatory requirements for bank investments in securitizations, including commercial mortgage-backed securities, are examined. 

After a year oil-price volatility, the commercial real estate fallout in energy markets remains mixed by property type and location, reported CBRE Group, Los Angeles.

Roughly one-fifth of suburban U.S. office space is at least somewhat obselete, reported Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, New York.

Recent stock market gyrations will not derail the hotel sector's strong performance, reported PKF Hospitality Research, Atlanta.

U.S. equity real estate investment trust liquidity remains strong, but shows initial signs of weakening, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.