MIAMI— Before entering commercial real estate in 2010, this new addition worked in the financial services industry as a licensed financial specialist and associate vice president for Wachovia Bank.

CHICAGO—In a few months, the developer will deliver another 65,000 square feet of speculative office space at the iconic Art Deco tower, space which in the past has gone quickly.

JERSEY CITY, NJ—Apartment rental prices in Jersey City went over the $50-per-square-foot mark in 2015, leading a rental price explosion that has also increased demands along the Garden State's new "urban gold coast." The Marketing Directors, a New York consultancy, says that means an additional 12,000 apartments will be built in New Jersey over the next five years.