The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index advanced to 96.8 in November from 95.5 in October.

Investors should follow the path of the strongest job and population growth.

Sales of grocery-anchored shopping centers have shown a modest increase this year, reports Real Capital Analytics.

With all that was going on, investors buying up properties to rent represented a lifeline to banks, the housing market, and local economies.

The building at 611 Fifth Avenue was recently appraised at a value 60 percent below that it was appraised at five years ago.

Kessel Stelling, CEO of Synovus Financial, is concerned about lenders taking too much risk on construction loans.