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Two of the top three health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) have spun off their struggling skilled-nursing investments into separate REITs. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

According to its most recent Trepp survey, spreads bounced around a little, ending the week basically unchanged week-over-week as the markets prepared for the foreshortened Thanksgiving week.

Returns on real estate investment trusts (REITs) turned slightly negative in November following a strong performance in October. The FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT average declined by 0.17 percent, and total year-to-date REIT returns at the end of November measured 1.50 percent. Plus, interest rate survey results from Trepp.

Real estate investment trusts experienced some ups and downs during February and ended the month with relatively flat performance. Positive performance by mortgage REITs largely offset the decline in the equity REIT sector. Current REIT performance reflects broader market behavior but could also signal that markets may be plateauing. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Brick-and-mortar stores will benefit from holiday spending, but robust growth is not expected at those outlets. Instead, warehouses and call centers will be bigger beneficiaries of holiday spending this year, with the recent RetailNext forecast calling for a 14.9 percent growth in online sales. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Christina Contreras, the ULI/Martin Bucksbaum Senior Visiting Fellow, discusses how she and ULI staff are researching how privately owned and managed “third places” can better contribute to individual and community health and well-being.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has driven both health care–related job growth and demand for real estate in the United States. But health care REITs are not immune from external market challenges, and they have thrived in the current low interest rate environment. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Even as the broader equity markets fell, real estate investment trusts posted positive returns as economic uncertainty once again took center stage. The Federal Reserve Board’s decision not to raise interest rates this month was good news for REITs in terms of keeping their cost of capital low, but also reflected some weak economic news that could mean economic growth is faltering. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

The total FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index return gained 6.68 percent in June, bringing the total return for the first half of 2016 to 13.65 percent. Freestanding retail, single-family home, data center, manufactured home, and infrastructure REITs posted double-digit gains during the month while timber lagged. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

It was a perfect fit: a factory in Los Angeles that once made shoes, a group of women with a home in need of a makeover, and a community willing to provide the energy and dollars to accomplish the job.