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Portland has 2,100 new hotel rooms in the pipeline.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized Lampert’s plan to take over Sears.

Brookfield Asset Management completed fundraising for a $15 billion real estate fund, reports the Wall Street Journal. The New York Times looks at the efforts to make New York’s The Strand bookstore a landmark. These are among today’s must reads...

The market ranked as the best performing in the U.S. and second best performing in the world for industrial rent growth in 2018.

Ivanhoe Cambridge sold it 50 percent stake in warehouse developer IDI Logistics to Oxford Properties Group.

The Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates steady and said it adopt a “patient” attitude on any future increases.

The Wall Street Journal looks at how the Fed holding off on rate increases might have negative consequences. Amazon is trying to improve its image in New York City as it prepared to move in, reports The New York Times. These are among today’s must...

A San Francisco-based company raised $115 million to build Airstream trailer hotels nationwide.

A Singapore-based creator of indoor virtual reality parks is looking at empty big-box stores to get into the U.S. market.

Chinese investors continued to dispose of U.S. assets in the fourth quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal. The New York Times looks at whether the tech industry can help solve the affordable housing shortage. These are among today’s must reads...