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According to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index posted a return of 0.2 percent last month, compared to the Standard & Poor’s 500 index return of 1.9 percent. As for REIT property sectors, timber REITs posted a total return of 3.7 percent, while industrial REITs dropped by 6.5 percent. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Overall real estate investment trust acquisitions dwindled throughout 2016 while dispositions surged. Acquisitions for equity REITs were down 35 percent year over year, totaling $63.6 billion in 2016. The fourth-quarter volume was the lowest quarterly total since the second quarter of 2010, at just $7.9 billion. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Uncertainty in the health care REIT space had spiked since the U.S. elections due to the political debate over the Affordable Care Act. But health care REITs gained 3.5 percent in the week after House Republicans pulled their health care reform bill. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Sullivan Center is a complex of nine historic structures in downtown Chicago that have been renovated and repositioned for modern uses.

With help from a $350,000 gift from former global governing trustee Michael Spies, ULI is launching an innovative program in which artists will be invited to work with developers in the early stages of real estate projects. The Art in Place program will help developers form creative partnerships with artists in fields ranging from painting and sculpture to dance, theater, music, and even culinary arts.

Program to combine in-depth real estate value chain expertise with key leadership skills.

Urban Land’s global readership might well look at this issue’s cover package, which focuses on land use examples in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area, and wonder what’s in it for them.

As city governments seek to improve the sustainability of their buildings—while also cutting operating costs—they are increasingly exploring the benefits of green civic structures. Read about the city of Henderson, Nevada’s experience with its North Community Police Station, which offers valuable lessons for other cities while also highlighting some important benefits of a green police station.

Designers have a critical role to play in addressing the issue of mental health for our veterans by educating ourselves on these best practices and implementing these strategies thoroughly on projects serving this patient population. In this manner, we are advocates for dignity-driven design for veterans returning home.

With his own Quicken Loans headquarters, historic rehabs—and a new Shinola boutique hotel—Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit brings back the cool.