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Takeovers among real estate investment trusts are poised to accelerate as shareholder activism increases and executives become more receptive to deals, according to research firm Green Street Advisors.

Manhattan apartment prices jumped to the highest point since their 2008 peak as buyers competed for a limited supply of homes and deals were completed in new luxury developments.

Ranieri Partners and WL Ross & Co. are selling its commercial real estate advisory services company, Situs, to Stone Point Capital.

Mortgage denials in 2013 were comparable to those recorded a decade ago, analyses of HMDA data show, challenging perceptions about how easy lending really was during the era of "pulse" loans and "fog-a-mirror finance."

Madison International Realty in New York has acquired 5.3% of the outstanding shares of Monogram Residential Trust.

Leading commercial real estate lenders expect loan volume in 2015 to top 2014, driven by refinancing of maturing debt and strong market fundamentals.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., has sold nearly $267 million of commercial loans to an investor group.

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Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose in November as employment gains and low borrowing costs helped bring potential buyers into the market.

Activist investment firm Corvex Management reported a 7.1% stake in American Realty Capital Properties, the U.S. real estate investment trust that has plunged since disclosing accounting errors two months ago.

Student loans are now cited most often by young buyers as the main expense that prevents them from saving for a down payment on a house.

Black Knight Financial Services reported that U.S. home prices were up 4.5% in a year-over-year comparison during the month of October.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace in the year ended in October, putting the market on better footing heading into 2015.

Home sales in November plunged compared to a year earlier, according to data published Monday by Redfin.

Connecticut received $30 million in grants for restoration and resiliency to infrastructure in municipalities affected by Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced.

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Aaron Seltzer, an attorney from the eastern shore of Maryland, pled guilty earlier this week to wire fraud connected to a real estate investment scheme.

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