TOKYO and NEW YORK CITY—Following the merger, Fortress will operate within SoftBank as an independent business headquartered in New York City.

LOS ANGELES—Although the major logistics hubs will experience strong demand this year, these up-and-coming markets will see the largest increases, says Dwight Hotchkiss at Colliers.

NEW YORK CITY—RP Capital founder Michael Rotchford will join Savills Studley as co-head of a new capital markets group with Woody Heller.

CHICAGO—The Federal Reserve's plans now assume even more prominence with the expectation of multiple interest rate increases this year, according to Seyfarth Shaw's industry survey.

WASHINGTON, DC—“Regulatory burdens remain a major challenge to our industry,” says Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders.

IRVINE, CA—Ten-X says that while apartment market fundamentals remain healthy, an uptick in vacancies and a slowing of rent growth are in the forecast. 

LOS ANGELES—CBRE Capital Markets' Brian Stoffers expects the momentum to continue this year “as we wait to learn more about the policies put in place by the new administration.”

MIAMI—Wth half a dozen rental and mixed-use projects all getting underway within weeks of one another, Related Development's Steve Patterson tells GlobeSt.com how his group zeroes in on where to build.