LOS ANGELES—Pakravan will draw on his leasing expertise and extensive network to continue to both grow the firm's market share and drive value for property owners and tenants alike.

WASHINGTON, DC—NAREIT's Calvin Schnure says that the sector's high occupancy rates and steady NOI growth “provide support for the outlook for REITs.”

NEW YORK CITY—The need for better data standards in the industry is being increasingly highlighted as events of a global scale unfold, writes VTS CEO Nick Romito in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.

DUBLIN—The Irish unit of J.P. Morgan will become the first major tenant for the Capital Dock project being developed by a partnership of Kennedy Wilson, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and Ireland's National Asset Management Agency.

IRVINE, CA—Ten-X's Peter Muoio says the shift toward online shopping will ensure that the retail sector “will continue to face a steep climb on its road to recovery.”

COLUMBUS, OH—The $600-million joint venture covers six open-air retail centers in the Midwest and Southwest, along with a seventh property in California that will join the JV later this quarter.

ATLANTA—The home-improvement retailer's first-quarter results reflect “broad-based growth across our interconnected platform and all geographies,” says Home Depot chairman and CEO Craig Menear.

STAMFORD, CT—Scott Lawlor, the investment management firm's founder and CEO, calls student housing “one of our key strategies within our core business, which focuses exclusively on the rental housing sector.”