The deal brings the value of Host Hotels’ recent acquisitions to $1 billion and signals that lodging investors think the industry has turned the corner.

The private equity firm’s second dedicated property fund has raised $2.2 billion for investment in European apartments, warehouses and hotels.

Recently announced deals amount to more than $70 billion in mergers and acquisition activity among publicly-traded REITs.

In the face of the tax policy uncertainty, the question is how to think about current real estate investments and future investment plans.

The Trump Organization has more than $590 million of debt coming due within the next four years.

The U.S. has led the world in economic losses from climate-related disasters, which totaled $944.8 billion from 1998 to 2017.