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Home > News > Daily Executive News Summary Sign up for Real Estate Investment SmartBrief Real Estate Investment SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter covering the publicly traded real estate industry. It provides the latest news and information you need to stay informed about important issues impacting your business. Sign up today to receive Real Estate Investment SmartBrief. Top News Unemployment rate fell to 8.3% in January The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.3% in January, the lowest in nearly three years, the Labor Department reported.  -More-  Capital Markets Geithner praises progress on Dodd-Frank Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said regulators are "making considerable progress in implementing reform" as mandated by  -More-  Investment News Case: Income, dividends drove REIT performance in January REITs climbed in January, besting the larger market, reports Brad Case, senior vice president of research and industry inform -More-  Investment News REITs offer higher yields than 10-year Treasurys Real estate funds bring diversification and steady income to a portfolio.  -More-  Investment News SNL: REITS outperform banks, broader market U.S.  -More-  Real Estate Marketplace Green Street: Commercial property will rise 6% in coming months Commercial property values in the U.S. are likely to rise 6% in the next six months, Green Street Advisors says.  -More-  Real Estate Marketplace Opinion: Hotel REITs are undervalued, underappreciated Hotel REITs have been gaining momentum, but the market does not seem to have recognized it, making now a good time to invest  -More-  NAREIT News Register to get REITWise Join the REIT industry and those who have responsibility for the legal, financial and accounting operations within REITs at R -More-  NAREIT News Track performance of U.S. and global real estate markets Updated daily, the FTSE NAREIT U.S.  -More-  Policy Watch U.S. regulators voice concerns about global derivatives rules U.S.  -More-  Policy Watch Labor Department issues final 401(k) fee-disclosure rules The Labor Department has released final rules governing disclosure of fees on 401(k) retirement plans.  -More-  SmartQuote Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it. Salvador Dali,Spanish painter -More-