SCOTTSDALE, AZ—Joining Healthcare Trust of America is Duke Realty veteran Keith Konkoli, who will oversee the newly renamed HTA – Development business.

CHICAGO—The 20-year industry veteran will oversee a team of 20 acquisitions professionals at LaSalle Investment Management.

AUSTIN, TX— Demi Sterling-Kinney, VP of operations for Aspen Heights Partners, will be overseeing the third-party property management division.

SOLON, OH—The commercial property technology space is maturing in 2017 "with innovation, players, desire and focus from a global perspective," says MRI Software CEO Patrick Ghilani.

LONDON—"Institutional allocations to real estate are dominated by a small group of investors which allocate large amounts to the asset class," says Preqin's Andrew Moylan.

MAHWAH, NJ—More than 1,300 leases on Ascena brands, which include Dress Barn and Ann Taylor, are due to expire or be subject to kick-out clauses over the next 12 months.

WASHINGTON, DC—"We are seeing a continued shift to rightsizing and incorporating new workplace strategies that help firms lower the cost of their footprint, while improving operations and client services," says Cushman & Wakefield's Sherry Cushman. The firm has just issued its 2017 legal sector survey in partnership with ALM Legal Intelligence.

TORONTO—The downsizings, including those that were announced this past February, affect operations of the retailer's North American brands, including Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor.