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TODAY’S DEALS: Mixed-Use Greenwich Village Asset Trades Hands

City Urban Realty and Madison Realty Capital grab a Greenwich Village asset; Pathfinder Partners and Ryanik complete a sale in Long Beach, Calif.; and HFF secures financing for a multi-housing community.

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Drop, But Not Really

U.S. retail sales dropped a fair amount—0.8 percent—in January, but it’s a case of the headline number being a little misleading.

TODAY’S DEALS: Sequoia Equities Buys in Folsom

Sequoia Equities completes a 280-unit buy; a JV snaps up a Twin Cities asset; and Capital One Bank closes Fannie Mae loans.

Economy Watch: 3 Things Going Right for the Real Estate Industry

Why February is looking good for multifamily.

TODAY’S DEALS: Stockbridge Makes a Statement in Seattle

Vulcan sells a LEED Gold property for $138.2 million in Seattle; Hunt provides $8.4 million for an Orlando acquisition; and Greystone closes the first Fannie Mae M-PIRE mortgage loan.

Economy Watch: Woe for Retail

“Things are ugly” for retail right now. We examine why.

TODAY’S DEALS: M&C Properties Looks to Suburban Portland

Holland Partner Group JV completes a $59 million sale outside Portland, Ore.; Walker & Dunlop structures $97 million for eight Ohio assets; and Red Capital provides a $8.9 million construction loan.

REIT Investors Spooked by Jobs Report: Should They Be?

REITs did an interesting thing not long after the BLS jobs numbers were published on Friday: share values took a dive.

TODAY’S DEALS: Greystone Bassuk Group Closes $140M 80/20 Refi

The Dermont Co. refinances 66 Rockwell Place in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Capital One closes a $52 million senior loan for a Connecticut continuing care property; and Berkadia negotiates construction financing.

New Internet Rules Positive for Apartment Owners

In a remarkable turnaround from only a year or so ago, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed rules that will stop ISPs from blocking or slowing down Internet content at will, or accepting payments for sending data more quickly.