The New York Times looks at why the Federal Reserve decided to cut rates again. Airbnb plans an IPO in 2020, reports Reuters. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

REITs have been on a tear over the past decade; will continued low rates keep the pace going?

Can they use their millions of subscribers to drive bricks-and-mortar sales?

The private equity giant is looking at buying the indoor water park operator for at least $2.9 billion.

A third quarter consensus forecast survey from PREA predicts that growth on the NCREIF all-property index will move to the 4 percent range by 2021.

College towns are seeing an influx of new, more luxurious hotels.