Surging COVID-19 cases are taking a toll at nursing homes, reports The Wall Street Journal. Workers at nearly 80 King Soopers supermarkets have gone out on strike. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

The Consumer Brands Association called on the government to facilitate more coronavirus tests. “The supply chain is fragile and unable to absorb further shocks.”

Sunbelt cities posted the highest inflation rates in the nation in December, reaching into the double digits.

Investors are rushing to buy downtown apartment properties in the biggest cities in the U.S.