IRVINE, CA—CRE platform firm says seven years have passed since the first wave of recession foreclosures, and many homebuyers will have repaired credit.

PALM SPRINGS, CA—From the Northeast to the West, panelists at NMHC's Apartment Strategies Outlook Conference here last week gave an overview of where the hot spots are and where rent growth is cooling for apartments.

TAMPA, FL—Philadelphia-based Arden Group has acquired the InterContinental Hotel Tampa Westshore here and plans to undertake a $7-million renovation at the property.

TAMPA, FL—Locally-based Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. has paid nearly $77 million for two medical properties in Fort Worth, TX and another in Stoughton, MA.