INDIANAPOLIS—Chairman and CEO David Simon cites the retail REIT's “growing development and redevelopment opportunities,” which included projects at 28 Simon-owned properties at quarter's end.

CHICAGO—The Chicago metro area no longer has any vacant blocks of space over 750,000 square feet.

WASHINGTON, DC—Seller Songy Highroads was approached unexpectedly by RLJ Lodging for the assets, CEO David Songy says.

IRVINE, CA—Despite beliefs to the contrary, you don't need to be tech savvy to bid in an online auction, and auctions are more than an avenue of last resort, Auction.com's Rick Sharga tells GlobeSt.com <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.