WASHINGTON, DC--Over the last eight months JLL has added 50 new retail brokers to its payroll in such cities as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Texas.

CHARLOTTESVILE, VA—With the Marriott/Starwood merger, Blackstone's takeover of BioMed Realty Trust and the combination of Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek all announced in 2015, the year was second only to 2007 in dollar volume, says SNL.

LOS ALTOS, CA—ProspectNow has launched a predictive analytics platform to help commercial real estate professionals identify properties that are more likely to be listed for sale.