​Alecta builds real assets debt platforms as search for yield goes on  IPE.com

Trump jabs at ‘Mini Mike Bloomberg’ for debate stage absence  Politico

From a U.S. stock surge to a bursting of China’s triple bubble, here are 10 possible shockers for 2020, according to Credit Suisse  MarketWatch

iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IFEU) Trading Up 0.2%  Tech Know Bits

Defensive Stocks Are Back on Track, Even as the Market Rallies  Barron's

Property taxes: Which states have the highest and which have the lowest?  USA TODAY

Housing market in 2020: Here's what to expect in Arizona  AZ Big Media

H.I.G. Capital Invests in Luxury Complex Near Venice  Rome News-Tribune

Real estate investors eyeing riskier strategies in 2020 – INREV  IPE Real Assets

Allianz Bank Financial Advisors reaches distribution deal with Neuberger Berman in Italy  Investment Europe

Lebanon pressed Ghosn not to accuse specific Japanese government officials  Automotive News Europe

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: NAR’s approval of a new fair housing action plan, unnecessary services agents can stop spending money on and a cannabis-themed open house.

A grand house with an old Washington flavor  Washington Post

Real estate investors set to move up the risk curve in 2020, says new survey  Property Funds World

NAR needs to be the driver of better fair housing education, demanding local associations educate their members in a meaningful fashion.

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Invesco Real Estate sells distribution centres on behalf of strategic opportunities investment programme  Property Funds World

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The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show has ended, and yet again, connected-home and smart-home technologies were a big draw.

Agents tend to be satisfied with their income, a new survey from Inman suggests. But many also believe that after a certain point, money can't buy happiness.