Collete English-Dixon, executive director of Roosevelt University's Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, takes a closer look at how being involved in other organizations outside of what you get paid for can be a strong enhancement to your day job.

Artist Walk has been called a poster child of smart transit-based development, located a block from a station for the ACE train to Silicon Valley and two miles from BART, and it recently sold to Clarion Partners.

Summit Hotel Properties has entered into a joint venture with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, to acquire assets that align with the company's current investment strategy and criteria.

The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund's lease with Blackstone's real estate funds points to continued diversification in Downtown Manhattan.