NEW YORK CITY—The nontraded REIT, which is planning a public listing, has also appointed Edward F. Lange Jr. as its CFO and COO.

NEW YORK CITY—Available free to qualified institutional buyers, TreppTrade Quick Analysis replaces access previously available through Bloomberg, which has decided to cease making Trepp data available.

NEW YORK CITY—Along with converting to a REIT later this year, CBS Outdoor America's plans include buying some of the independent operators that account for 26% of the outdoor advertising market.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—As the successful campaign to oust CWH's board makes clear, investor wariness has meant that external management is “largely out of favor” among publicly traded REITs, SNL Financial reported this week.

NEW YORK CITY—The six-asset portfolio, which ranges from New England to Atlanta, exemplifies “the durable income assets we intend to purchase,” says ARC Hospitality CEO William Kahane.

SAN JOSE—The homebuilder's acquisition of Charlotte, NC-based Citizens Homes will further UCP's strategy of expanding to markets with “strong underlying fundamentals,” says CEO Dustin Bogue.

IRVING, TX—Expected to price next month, the public offering will be the Blackstone Group's third in the lodging sector in six months.

WASHINGTON, DC—“Our members are professionalizing the market,” says president Gary DeLapp of Invitation Homes, a Blackstone Group unit that is among the founders of the National Rental Home Council.