NEW YORK CITY—Blake Okland will identify and execute strategic initiatives nationwide and also lead business development for the investment advisory firm.

CHICAGO—With 10-year maturities of 2007-vintage loans in the offing, Morningstar predicts that as little as 50% of the CMBS coming due this year will be able to refinance.

CHARLOTTE, NC—Uncertainty over the likely repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and questions about how it will be replaced, are slowing the decision-making process for healthcare providers, Colliers International's Mary Beth Kuzmanovich tells GlobeSt.com.

IRVINE, CA—Aside from apartments, the major property sectors have seen either flat growth or monthly price declines over the past month, says Ten-X.

CHICAGO—While the income return as measured by NCREIF's quarterly index has trended lower for much of the cycle, appreciation's downward trend steepened in 2016.

NEW YORK CITY—The majority of respondents to SelectLeaders' 2017 Real Estate Hiring Trends Survey see the new administration as a net positive for the economy and commercial real estate.

DALLAS—The securitization backed by some of Invitation Homes' 48,431 single-family properties will be guaranteed by Fannie Mae and will occur after the Blackstone unit completes its upcoming IPO.

SAN FRANCISCO—Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam says that as the industrial sector enters the new year, "we are now at the cusp of yet another important market transition."