ROSEVILLE, CA—Investments by TPG Real Estate and Jasper Ridge Partners will help fuel the self-storage operator's acquisitions in the top 50 US markets.

SACRAMENTO—The nation's largest pension fund intends to increase its commercial real estate exposure by 27% over the next year, according to published reports.

NEW YORK CITY—Held under the aegis of the bank's Special Solutions Group, the loans range from nonperforming mortgages to other CRE debt instruments, acquired in the secondary market.

CALABASAS, CA—One metric that isn't keeping pace is development, with construction largely confined to New York, Miami and a few other markets that can absorb it, says Marcus & Millichap.

WASHINGTON, DC—With properties including the Dallas Infomart, the combined company under the aegis of ASB Real Estate Investments will manage a 2.2-million-square-foot, 100-megawatt portfolio.

LOS ANGELES—The strengthening was evident across the board, with all property types seeing “notably improved demand trends,” says economist Jon Southard at CBRE. That showed up in pricing as well.

NEW YORK CITY—“Every occupancy level for various types of commercial real estate is experiencing better and better quarters,” Marcus &amp; Millichap's chief strategy officer said in a recent segment of Bloomberg's <i>Street Smart</i>.

FORT WORTH—The agreement announced Friday with Standard General LP and others may result in the lenders gaining control of up to 80% of the electronics retailer's stock.