Blackstone Deal Bodes well for Highwoods

Update -- Zell Sells For $36B - Forbes.com: "(The) transaction supports UBS' Real Estate Investment Trust thesis that current valuations seem reasonable given direct bid for real estate and relative ease of purchasing REITs at perceived discounts versus aggregating portfolios piecemeal, particularly given leverage in these types of transactions," James Feldman, an analyst at UBS Investment Research, said in a report.