HAMILTON, BERMUDA—Along with the Qatar Investment Authority's $1.8-billion equity stake in BPY, the two organizations will JV on making an offer to buy the Canary Wharf complex in London.

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE—Bureau Veritas developed the prototype of its Building In One platform in collaboration with GE Capital Real Estate, AEW Europe and two other partners.

SAN FRANCISCO—Marcus & Millichap's chief strategy officer told a CNBC audience that real estate trusts operate “on the cutting edge of economies of scale, acquisition capabilities and development capabilities.”

LOS ANGELES—Industrial real estate is looking toward a bright future, with online sales way up the weekend after Thanksgiving, and Cyber Monday sales seeing a year-over-year increase of 8.5%.