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TODAY’S DEALS: Chicago Tower Sales Breaks $100M Mark

Planned Property Management grabs a Chicago tower; HFF arranges Orlando acquisition financing for a newly built luxury asset; and Hunt Mortgage finances an acquisition with a $4.8 million loan.

Economy Watch: How Rate Hikes Could Affect CRE

Much rides on the timing and size of an interest rate increase by the central bank.

Economy Watch: Good News…And Bad News…About Housing

More about the housing market: some of it good news, some of it not.

TODAY’S DEALS: Brookdale, HCP Enter Massive Senior Housing Buy

Brookdale Senior Living and HCP enter an $849 million purchase agreement; Investcorp ramps up its multifamily acquisition activity; and the Largo Group of Cos. arranges financing for manufactured housing throughout the Northeast.

Economy Watch: When Will Homebuilding Pick Up the Pace?

What’s this year in homebuilding going to look like?

Economy Watch: CRE Prices Continue to Rise

On the whole, commercial property values experienced increases in 2014, and this year will probably also be as good in terms of increasing valuation.

TODAY’S DEALS: Bridge Investment Group Bullish on San Antonio

ARA Newmark brokers a San Antonio sale; Silverwing Development Corp. lands permanent financing in Reno; and NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office provides supplemental financing.

An Inside Look at Fannie Mae’s New Plan to Reward Green Communities

Fannie Mae intends to reward multifamily properties with green building certifications, such as LEED, with lower interest rates.

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Slide in the Short Term, But Always Grow Otherwise

Retail and food services sales nationwide took another dip in February, against expectations.

TODAY’S DEALS: Millennium Tower Boston Completes $650M in Sales in Four Months

Millennium Partners demonstrates an appetite for the ultra-luxury condos in Boston; Bluerock Residential Growth REIT is attracted to Austin; and Hunt Mortgage provides a Fannie Mae loan facility to a property located in Rochester, N.Y.