1. For many modern homebuyers, virtual open houses beat the real thing [Newsday]
2. A roundup of new hotels opening this year [NYT]
3. New hedge fund to invest in foreclosed home portfolios [Crain’s]
4. Walkability boosts home values, study finds [NYT]
5. Some REITs are still smart, bargain investments [NYT]
6. Commercial investors will begin seeing returns in 2011, CBRE says [Reuters]
7. New Children’s Place exec plans to expand retail chain, build more stores [Crain’s]
8. Prices down for vacation homes, but loans are hard to come by [NYT]
9. Which newspapers have been spinning the country’s commercial real estate woes? [Seeking Alpha]