LOS ANGELES—“The business models are very similar, and there is very little client overlap,” CBRE Group's Bill Concannon tells GlobeSt.com in a joint interview with JCI's John Murphy.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—SNL Financial looked at US equity REITs that haven't increased dividend payments since the start of 2013, and zeroed in on those with the lowest ratios of payouts to AFFO.

NEW YORK CITY—The investment firm reportedly has also agreed to buy a trio of hotels, including two JW Marriotts, from Paulson & Co. in a $1.3-billion deal.

LOS ANGELES—Although the $1.475-billion acquisition does not include Johnson Controls' building efficiency business, a strategic relationship involving that unit will be part of the deal with CBRE.

LOS ANGELES—That's CBRE's take on the state of the office sector, based on the balance between landlords and tenants in its quarterly “Occupiers vs. Owners Market Meter.” Denver, San Francisco and Manhattan's Midtown South are standouts.

BETHESDA, MD—Although there's more talk around value-add opportunities in the apartment sector, “there's still a lot of interest in core,” Capital One Multifamily Finance's Grace Huebscher tells GlobeSt.com.

NEW YORK CITY—Originally announced in December, the deal adds 2,082 units in Florida and nine other states to the portfolio of the Newcastle Investment spinoff.

BOSTON—American Tower's CEO, Jim Taiclet, said in February that the acquisition of more than 11,000 towers from Verizon would facilitate “robust leasing opportunities.”