BOSTON—A continuation of the nation's general economic improvement, among other factors, will drive demand for industrial space over the next couple of years, STAG's CEO said on a conference call Tuesday.

DENVER—Senior executives surveyed by the Lodging Industry Investment Council also expect sales transaction volume to increase over the next 12 months; HREC CEO Mike Cahill produced the annual survey.

NEW YORK CITY—Unlike its $3.5-billion predecessor, Goldman's Broad Street Real Estate Credit Partners II plans to make loans in Europe as well in the US.

WASHINGTON, DC—With office-using employment in particular expected to post bigger quarterly gains, “healthy growth is expected to continue for the rest of 2014,” writes Cassidy Turley's chief economist.

BOCA RATON, FL—The overlap in footprints between Office Depot and OfficeMax, which joined it in a merger last fall, creates “a unique opportunity to consolidate and optimize our store portfolio,” CEO Roland Smith said Tuesday.

GREENWICH, CT—CEO Barry Sternlicht says the REIT is on track to exceed the record $3 billion of capital it deployed in 2013.

OAK BROOK, IL—The seven-year-old joint venture with a state pension fund was the last one on Retail Properties of America's balance sheet.

NEW YORK CITY—The sector, which will be the focal point of next month's RealShare Student Housing conference, is marked by “solid leasing results and expense controls,” MLV says in its weekly report.