ELLICOTT CITY, MD—The Investment Program Association and DST Systems will report on trends for an industry that has come into its own over the past few years, association president Kevin Hogan tells GlobeSt.com.

EL SEGUNDO, CA—The additional scale of the combined company provides greater potential to execute “a value-enhancing liquidity event,” says Kevin Shields, the non-traded REIT's chairman and CEO.

NEW YORK CITY—“As separate accounts become more widespread, they will constitute growing proportions of many investors' overall real estate portfolios,” says Andrew Moylan at Preqin.

PRINCETON, NJ—The company is emphasizing industrial while also moving away from multi-tenant properties, interim CEO Martin Reid said during an investor presentation Wednesday at NAREIT's REITWeek conference.

NEW YORK CITY—The acquisition from a fund sponsored by Bahrain-based Arcapita follows NorthStar Healthcare's joint venture on an even larger senior living portfolio two weeks ago.

CALABASAS, CA—All signs point to continued improvement in absorption and vacancy rates in tandem with the US economy,” says Marcus & Millichap's midyear report on the sector.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL—In all, Sears Holdings expects to realize up to $3 billion in proceeds from its sale-leaseback to spinoff Seritage Growth Properties and the sale of its interests in three joint ventures.

IRVINE, CA—Tim Morse has also served as CFO and interim CEO at Yahoo! Inc., and previously held positions of increasing responsibility at General Electric Co.