IRVINE, CA—Valuations declined month over month in three of the five major property sectors, providing what Ten-X's Peter Muoio calls “a perfect example of today's variegated commercial real estate landscape.”

LOS ANGELES—Retailers' current global expansion “favors the tried-and-true global gateway markets where they get the most exposure for their brands,” says CBRE's Anthony Buono.

NEW YORK CITY—NextTech markets, including Salt Lake City and Pittsburgh, are “poised to outperform in this cycle and the next,” says Adam Ruggiero at MetLife Investment Management.

LOS ANGELES—“We are advising our clients to be cycle-aware,” says Julie Whelan, head of occupier research in the Americas for CBRE.

ST. LOUIS—James Koman, managing principal at ElmTree Funds, says that China Life “shares our bullish outlook on the net lease sector.”

NEW YORK CITY—Driven by the best quarterly demand increase in two years, the hotel sector's other metrics were up in Q1, according to PwC.

ORLANDO, FL—OSCRE saw a “skills gap” among industry professionals in managing the data that drive business decisions, and devised a 10-part webinar series to address it, says CEO Lisa Stanley.

SANTA ANA, CA—“Sellers are increasingly unwilling to list their homes for sale,” says Mark Fleming with First American Financial.