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MIAMI— Some of the top minds in commercial real estate gathered in Coral Gables on Wednesday for RealShare Apartments East.

SAN FRANCISCO—Polaris Pacific is soon to roll out a proprietary dashboard to better streamline the company's extensive research catalogue, providing reporting that can pinpoint and categorize market segments, allowing clients to capitalize on growth opportunities.

SAN DIEGO—The Southeast region has seen growth in emerging and new job sectors from domestic and foreign companies relocated or expanding into the region, making it especially appealing for Strata Equity Group, its president tells GlobeSt.com <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.

BAYTOWN, TX—The Aria at Rollingbrook multifamily community is adjacent to ExxonMobil, Chevron Phillips petrochemical plants and accessible to Gulf Coast's downstream energy construction boom.

REDWOOD CITY, CA—Features include WiFi hubs on each floor, keyless fob access, Nest learning thermostats and thermal solar water heaters, while the building is pre-wired for Google Fiber, a 1 gigabit service up to 100 times faster than standard high speed Internet.

DALLAS—Proceeds from the sale to building materials supplier 84 Lumber will be used “to reinvest in high quality assets more consistent with our current investment philosophy,” says Spirit Realty president Jackson Hsieh.

SOUTH FLORIDA—The sector is a preferred asset class for investors looking to deploy capital in South Florida. But with so much inventory coming online, lenders are beginning to pull back.

LOS ANGELES—An expert group of panelists at last week's RealShare Apartments conference say that there are some core markets, especially in the gateway cities that are being overbuilt.