MIAMI-The RealShare conference season kicked off in Miami this year, with a strong turnout at the Apartments East event. Click through to check out panels and networking images.

Event Location: Maritime Parc, Jersey City, NJ, 84 Audrey Zapp Drive, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 New Jersey's Gold Coast is the Tri-State's next big real estate market, benefiting from proximity to Manhattan and an influx of new multifamily renters, the myriad of high-end retailers and new hotels. Indeed, the Gold Coast is attracting new investors, developers, capital sources, and tenants, and will be the focus of CRE's Gold Coast Investment Summit, a new and innovative real estate conference. On the heels of the popular New Jersey Apartment Summit, CRE will go beyond the headlines with a summit devoted exclusively to Gold Coast investment and development in the various property types: office, retail, hotel, multifamily, industrial, healthcare and innovative mixed-use. Hear from: * Allina F. Boohoff, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management * Darin Raiken, Director of Acquisitions, Kushner Real Estate Group * Mitchell E. Hersh, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation * Eric Becher, Senior Director, New York Life * Allen F. Goldman, President, SJP Residential Properties * Timothy J. Lizura, President & Chief Operating Officer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority * Kurt M. Eichler, Executive Vice President, LCOR * Alexander Heil, PhD, Chief Economist, Planning & Regional Development Department, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (tentative) * Peter J. Porraro, Northeast Senior Managing Director, Mill Creek Residential Trust * George Gnad, Managing Director, LorCap * Arthur DellaSalla, Managing Director, Meritage Properties, LLC * Gualberto (Gil) Medina, Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. * Ed Cohen, Principal, Prism Capital Partners * Lonnie Halpern, Vice President, BRT Realty Trust * Brad Hamel, Vice President, Riverstone Residential Group * Daniel H. Lesser, President & CEO of LW Hospitality Advisors * Joe Carmen, Vice President, Rockhall Funding Corp * Lee Vardakas, President and CEO, Aegis Energy Services Inc. * Jeffrey R. Dunne, Vice Chairman, Investment Properties, CB Richard Ellis * Azi Mandel, Principal, TreeTop Development * Darren M. Lizzack, Vice President, NAI James E. Hanson * Andrew J. Merin, Vice Chairman, Capital Markets Group, Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey, Inc. * George Vallone, President, The Hoboken Brownstone Company * Paul Silverman, SILVERMAN * Margie Piliere, Director of Community Development, New Jersey Economic Development Authority * Mark DeLillo, Managing Partner, BlueGate Partners, LLC * Jose R. Cruz, Senior Managing Director, HFF, L.P. * Edward D. Brown, Senior Vice President/Managing Director, NorthMarq Capital * Dan Frohwirth, Director of Real Estate, Jersey City Economic Development Corporation * Scott Sher, Senior Vice President, Sabre Real Estate Group, LLC

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CHICAGO-The suburban Chicago office market continues to struggle. Many firms choose to consolidate space instead of expand.

NEW YORK CITY-In anticipation of its impending merger with American Realty Capital Properties Inc., American Realty Capital Trust III Inc. (ARCT III) has obtained an $875-million credit facility with a group of five lenders.

FARGO, ND - The Omaha office of NorthMarq Capital arranges a first mortgage refinancing of $6.24 million for Amber Ridge Apartments.