NEW YORK CITY—Industry authorities are predicting year-over-year growth in holiday sales, although Cushman & Wakefield's Garrick Brown sees discounting and markdowns getting an earlier start.

TOMS RIVER, NJ—Walters Group is building the seniors housing community on an 11-acre site at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Cox Cro Road, which will remain largely wooded and preserved.

NEW YORK CITY—The latest hire comes onboard from a boutique FHA lender, where she served as chief underwriter.

DALLAS—Dallas-Fort Worth are among the metro areas where industrial investors might consider selling properties, with this market struggling under a heavy supply pipeline with limited prospects for absorption.