The cost of materials important to the construction of apartments rose 3.6 percent over the year that ended in September, according to the producer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Westfield is the latest in a string of mall developers and landlords whose firms have begun adding non-retail uses to existing retail properties.

The legislation, which still must work its way through Congress and could change, maintains many of the existing provisions that benefit the commercial real estate industry.

There is a burgeoning trend among developers across the U.S. to bring the use of wood to new heights in commercial real estate.

This September and October, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers' stock price was hovering at or around a five-year low of $23 to $25 per share.

The continued liquidity for the riskiest tranche of CMBS loan pools is good news for borrowers.

Many renters have already been pushed to the limit financially. Another rent hike could force them to move out.

Experts say there is a shift toward designing more flexible work environments that marry the need for spontaneous collaboration with the fact that people need their space, too.

Capital flowing into private equity debt funds has been steadily rising for the past three years.