NEW YORK CITY—In an <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> sit down with GlobeSt.com on site at ICSC's national deal making conference, the founder of RKF talked about industry trends, the state of his firm and worked to put merger rumors to rest.

LOS ANGELES—Institutional Property Advisors expands into office and industrial to accommodate its SoCal institutional clients looking to diversify, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.

NEW YORK CITY—A softening in New York City's retail market has turned out to be welcome news for some landlords who say that the fall in rents has prompted some retailers to get off the sidelines and finalize lease deals.