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Top News Regulators are nearing vote on nonbank rules, Lew says U.S.  -More-  Upcoming National Real Estate Auction This auction includes $200+ Million in high-value multi-family, retail, office, self-storage, land and mixed-use assets. View the available 68 assets in 19 states here along with the auction details. Bid online May 28th through May 30th. Click here for licensing information.

Investment News Central banks prop up stock market rally Expansionist policy at major central banks has spurred sky-high performance at the biggest stock exchanges, according to The  -More-

Investment News Maynard: Investors should avoid opaque alternative instruments Robert Maynard, chief investment officer of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, warns investors to avoid opaque a -More-

Real Estate Marketplace First Potomac sells industrial assets to two buyers for $259M First Potomac Realty Trust has sold the bulk of its industrial holdings to two buyers for $259 million in total.  -More-

Real Estate Marketplace Goldman Sachs to buy stake in Keppel REIT for $223M Goldman Sachs Group plans to buy a 6.7% stake in Keppel REIT for $223 million.  -More-

Real Estate Marketplace Brandywine puts Austin-area portfolio on market with eye to partnership Brandywine Realty Trust has put its 1.4 million-square-foot Austin, Texas-area office portfolio on the market.  -More-

Real Estate Marketplace Peters: Solid activity in health care The health care sector is doing well, at least in the view of Healthcare Trust of America CEO Scott Peters.  -More-

NAREIT News REITWeek 2013 Attracts Institutional Investors and REIT Management Teams from Around the World More than 30 countries were represented last year by attendees at REITWeek 2012.  -More-

NAREIT News Track performance of U.S. and global real estate markets Updated daily, the FTSE NAREIT U.S.  -More-

Policy Watch Fed policy adviser seeks to slow trading John McPartland, a senior policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is urging regulators to push markets toward  -More-

SmartQuote Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. Robert E. Lee,American soldier and Confederate general -More-