1. Related’s Equinox on overseas, domestic expansion tear [Crain’s]
2. V.A. loans now harder to come by [NYT]
3. 34 failing city schools to shutter or undergo major changes [NYDN]
4. Real estate investor Walter Shorenstein dies at 95 [NYT]
5. New Haven, Conn. housing market remains hot, despite cooling in neighboring towns [NYT]
6. Dance New Amsterdam could close as cash for rent falls short [Crain’s]
7. Ballooning property taxes slow sales in West Orange, N.J. [NYT]
8. Mom-and-pop gift shop in Canarsie to close after 30 percent rent hike [NYDN]
9. Neighborhood Stabilization Program brings some towns back to life after foreclosure [NYT]