LOS ANGELES—The 41-year-old consulting firm helps clients “identify the 'unknown' in potential construction projects and investments, and CBRE's global platform will bolster that effort,” says president Robert Barone.

HELSINKI, Finland—A joint venture between Trevian, Cording and H.I.G. Capital brings a significant new investor to the Finnish investment market.

CLARK, NJ—Financial product developers–and real estate planners–need to stop thinking about designing their products based on a “pyramidal” approach to demographics, economist Lawrence Cohen told members of the New Jersey Bank Marketing Association last week. Listen to our exclusive audio interview with Cohen in this news report.

MIAMI—United Home Care Services, Inc. has inked an eight-year 16,000 square-foot lease deal at Westside Office Plaza 1 in Doral.