In the largest of the three transactions, BRE snapped up the 500-unit Aqua Marina del Rey (pictured) in Marina del Rey for $166 million, a figure well below replacement cost.

Construction spending dropped in July to an annualized rate of $805.2 billion, a 1 percent decrease from the month before, according to the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday.

The much-anticipated S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for June was released on Tuesday, indicating that prices for single-family homes in 20 major U.S. metro areas rose 4.2 percent from June 2009.

One of New Jersey’s largest nonprofit community organizations has a place to call home.

The price tag on the approximately 7.9 million-square-foot portfolio included Simon’s assumption of nearly $1.6 billion of existing debt and preferred stock.

Consumers went on a (very) small splurge in July, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, marked by a 0.4 percent increase in spending compared to June.

The premier office tower at 300 Park Avenue in New York City did not have debt attached to it a few days ago, but it does now.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech in Jackson Hole on Friday was, as usual, eagerly anticipated and then read line-by-line, word-by-word to figure out what the Fed might do next.

Proceeds from the 35-year, fixed-rate loan will go toward retiring an existing construction loan as well as recapitalizing the property.

The Omni Nashville Hotel will make its debut soon after the convention center opens its doors in 2013.