(Bloomberg) -- Real estate investment trusts are preparing for a surge of attention as they get their own grouping in major U.S. stock indexes. Their first task: educating investors who have no idea how to evaluate the industry...

New investors with little or no experience in operating affordable housing are bidding high for aging rental housing communities built with affordable housing programs...

As commercial property professionals who help borrowers create productive, valuable business spaces, we tend to be optimists. While some other financial professionals focus on economic risks and market instability, real estate lenders...

(Bloomberg) -- On Aug. 31, major market indices will no longer bundle REITs inside of "financials" as an industry classification. Instead, they will reside in a new category called, surprise, surprise, "real estate."...