DALLAS—The office REIT's executive team, now also including newly hired CFO Dallas Lucas, will be instrumental in achieving the company's long-term goals, says chairman Chuck Dannis.

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The economy keeps ticking upward, but signals remain mixed on the strength and consistency of the recovery, say Delta Associates' Alexander Paul and Cushman & Wakefield's Ken McCarthy.

NEW YORK CITY—Amid what S&P Dow Jones' David Blitzer called “mixed” housing indicators, apartment construction was responsible for virtually all the recovery in new housing starts last month.

CHICAGO—The industry icon, who last chaired an office REIT in 2007, says the election of an all-new board means “we can get to work” on creating long-term value for shareholders.

<i>Real Estate Forum</i> has identified 27 retail experts age 35 and under from across the US—men and women whom we believe will help write the sector's future history.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today's manufacturers are “as focused on the connectivity of smaller production hubs” as their predecessors were concerned with large factory floors, says a Cassidy Turley white paper.

NEW YORK CITY—Announced earlier this week as a stock offering of 100 million shares, the sale was upsized to 120 million for the third largest REIT equity offering on record.

MOBILE, AL—Anchored by Target and Dillard's, the 1.3-million-square-foot Bel Air Mall offers “substantial opportunities to create value,” says Andrew Silberfein, CEO of New York City-based Rouse.