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January – Briefs/Sales & Development

Hines, Boston Properties Acquire San Fran Development Site; American Campus Communities Announces $862.8M Buy; TCC, Clarion, Rosewood Begin 1 MSF Industrial Complex; RLJ Lodging Enters Boston with $64.5M Buy; Vornado to Sell Green Acres Mall for $500M; Kennedy Wilson Buys North Hollywood Office for $48M; Hyatt Announces Bangkok Hotel; Zeckendorf Breaks Ground on $500M Condo.

January – Briefs/Finace

Vornado Completes $950M Refi; Joshua Green Corp. Invests $200M in Urban Renaissance Group; SL Green Closes $1.6B Facility; U.S. Bank Closes $54M in Construction Loans; HFF Arranges $45M for San Diego M-F Development; Cassidy Turley Secures $181M for Trophy D.C. Office; Sterling Capital Lands $70M Refi.

January – Briefs/People

American Campus Communities Names Talbot CIO; McCarthy Promoted to Senior Managing Director at Hines; Sidor Joins Cassidy Turley; Avison Young Opens Irvine Office; Behringer Harvard Hires Watt as EVP; Sofia Onboard with C&W Retail Team; Prudential Promotes Collett to President of Asset Resources; Darragh to Oversee GCS in Canada, Latin America for CBRE.

2013 Top Development Firms

New construction made a strong statement throughout 2012, with a new confidence manifesting in what have traditionally been viewed as secondary markets. Almost half of the responding firms predict an even stronger display of construction over the next 18 months compared to the last 18, meaning that 2013 should see a lot shovels hitting dirt.

Podcast – Top Developers Ramping Up

In this month’s Power Index Podcast we take a look at what the leading developers are building. Multifamily development activity still leads the industry-wide pipeline, with the majority of activity occurring on the coastal and southern metro areas.

Podcast — Evolving Best Practices

Best Practices in commercial real estate constantly change with the industry cycle. Today we are seeing companies taking a closer look at what never used to be considered investment-grade properties in what traditionally have been non-investment grade markets.

The Obama Win and Commercial Real Estate

What does the Obama win means for multi-family, and the entirety of commercial real estate, moving forward? Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff discuss.

December – Briefs/Leasing & Management

JLL Joins $1.4B M-U Project in W. Va.; Prologis Leases 1 MSF in Brazilian Development Space; Sutter Health Signs for 295 KSF in California; Pegasystems Settles into 162 KSF in Cambridge; Alexandria Leases 160 KSF of Lab/Office Space; Simone Brings LA Fitness to Metro Center Atrium; Chrysler Inks 110 KSF in Manhattan’s Auto Row.

December – Briefs/Sales & Development

SJP Breaks Ground on $500M N.J. Redevelopment; SL Green Buys Two Manhattan Assets for $173M; Inland Acquires Three Hotels from Richard Kessler; Jamestown Grabs Mixed-Use Asset in San Francisco; Dirt Turned on Anaheim’s ARTIC; Grosvenor, Skanska Team on 650 KSF D.C. Project; Northwood Buys 900 KSF Lifestyle Center in Aurora; 315-Room Orlando Westin Hotel Trades Hands.