New York City Apartment Investors Seek Big Returns in Buying Small | by Oshrat Carmiel

Bloomberg reports: Invesco Real Estate, manager of almost $50 billion of property investments, wanted to expand the number of apartment buildings it owned in Manhattan. To do so, it had to start thinking small.

Surprise! Your Home May No Longer be Underwater | Interview with David Gura

Quest for US Office Properties Shifts from New York | by Anjli Raval

Workout Shops Eye Windfall Managing Slice Of $73.5B in Distressed Commercial Property Loans | by Joy Wiltermuth

The Outlook for Monetary Policy, What's Driving the Economy, and Should We Care About the Sequester

Downside of a Low Interest Rate Policy With No Timetable for Exit | Interview with Pimm Fox on Taking Stock

In forcing a hunt for yield, the Federal Reserve's broad market interventions are distorting asset prices, argues Sam Chandan. The time is ripe for monetary policy officials to articulate a clear exit strategy, even if the exit timetable is further in the future. Pimm Fox hosts Sam Chandan and Oppenheimer Funds Chief Economist Jerry Webb.