LAS VEGAS—"Retail sales are at $4.2 trillion and that's how we justify the space we have," Coldwell Banker Commercial's Gary M. Ralston, CCIM, told an ICSC RECON audience as he showed how to conduct a feasibility analysis.

FORT WORTH--Majestic Realty Co. has made two key additions to its Fort Worth office. The firm has hired Kerby Smith as senior vice president of development and Josh Wheeler as vice president, director of development.

AUSTIN--Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of The Kenzie at The Domain, a 279-unit, six-story multifamily complex in Austin. The terms of the deal were not released.

PORTSMOUTH, NH—Upper midscale and upscale brands are at the forefront of this influx of new construction, accounting for over 75% of the 3,885 projects currently underway nationally, says Lodging Econometrics.

HOUSTON—Bloomberg Business has reported that the seller of nearly 150 US hotels is Goldman Sachs' real estate unit, Whitehall Street.

The way you and your consultant address red flags encountered during the due diligence process can have a great impact on the success of your deal. Frank Romeo discusses some proactive and reasonable approaches that will allow you to get in front of red flags and adequately manage risks and liabilities while increasing certainty of closure.

LAS VEGAS—A panel of experienced and successful brokers convened at ICSC RECON at the Westgate Hotel to discuss retail broker best practices.

PALO ALTO, CA—With the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 now signed into law, experts are asking what impact this voluntary program will have on design, construction and operation of commercial buildings, Michael C. Polentz writes in this EXCLUSIVE commentary.