JACKSONVILLE, FL—Franklin Street's Jacksonville office has focused on retail, office, and industrial leasing and sales, and property management up until now. Can the firm disrupt the local market?

LOS ANGELES—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> Q&amp;A, five George Smith Partners principals discuss the forces driving the availability of commercial real estate financing within each sector, from retail, multifamily and development to CMBS and debt.

LOS ANGELES—A partnership between Atlas Capital Investors III, Square Mile Capital Management and USAA Real Estate Co. buys the company for its significant downtown portfolio.

TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL—Parent Gazit-Globe says withdraw from med sector is part of the company strategy to stay close to retail core.