NEW YORK CITY-The private equity giant has hired Goldman Sachs veteran Ralph Rosenberg as head of real estate investing.

NEW YORK CITY-Known as TDI/Dune Real Estate Investments LLC, the joint venture will focus solely on class A apartment properties in core markets.

NEW YORK CITY-The property’s close proximity to public transportation helped bring in the sale at a 5.2% cap rate, says Massey Knakal’s Sarath.

ALBANY-Julie Shimer, currently president and CEO of Welch Allyn, will join Kenneth Adams in leading the statewide economic development agency.

NEW YORK CITY-Having gotten past cost-cutting survival mode, office users now snap up good deals while they’re still available, says Colliers’ Andrew Roos.

CORAL GABLES, FL-Opportunities for acquisition figure prominently in the 2011 plans for CNL Financial and Flagler, said top executives from both companies Friday.

NEW YORK CITY-At more than $8,300 per square foot, the Inditex condo acquisition at 666 Fifth is reportedly Manhattan’s priciest retail buy ever.

NEW YORK CITY-February’s delinquency rate is the highest ever, but new issues may offset paydowns and liquidations of legacy CMBS.