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Inland Investors Approve Merger with DRA

Inland Real Estate Corp.’s common stockholders have approved the merger between the company and a DRA Advisors subsidiary.

Economy Watch: Prudential Predicts Real Estate Opportunity From Graying Population

The unprecedented aging of the global population could unlock significant real estate investment opportunities.

TPG, Phillips Edison Grocery REIT II Team on $250M Venture

The two companies have formed a joint venture to acquire several grocery-anchored retail centers across the U.S.

Economy Watch: Architectural Billings Eke Out Gain in February

Architecture billings inched back up in February after dipping into negative territory for the first time in five months in January.

MIPIM 2016 Round-Up, Part III: Markets and Technology

The 27th annual international real estate show focused on the latest global CRE trends and emerging technologies.

Economy Watch: Minimum Wage Increases to Cost Industrial Space Users

Efforts to boost minimum wages will help workers, but better pay may mean higher rents for e-commerce and other industrial operations.

MIPIM 2016 Round-Up, Part II: Funding

Investors analyzed the current trends in the real estate investment environment at the closed-door MIPIM RE-Invest Summit in Cannes.

Economy Watch Weekly: Short- and Long-Term Issues Impacting CRE

Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on the Fed’s decision not to raise interest rates and how apartment development has reached pre-recession levels, for the week ending March 18, 2016.

Marriott-Starwood Marriage Back On

Marriott International has topped Anbang Insurance Group’s bid to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, with an offer valued at $13.6 billion.

Economy Watch: Tech-Heavy CRE Markets at Risk of Slowdown

While the recent tech boom has been beneficial to several CRE markets, can the momentum last in the face of current U.S. economic concerns?