MINNEAPOLIS - CSM is hiring Jon Segner to fill the role of Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer. He was previously President and COO of Dominium Management Services.

CHICAGO - Equity Residential agrees to sell $1.5 billion of its assets to a joint venture between Goldman Sachs and Greystar.

VALPARAISO, IN - Inland Real Estate Corp. bought the Valparaiso Walk shopping center in northwestern Indiana from IBT Group for about $21.9 million.

BARTLETT, IL - MB Real Estate breaks ground on a 66,617 square foot storage facility for RhinoDox in the Brewster Creek Business Park in the western Chicago suburbs.

NORTHBROOK, IL - The Boulder Group's Q4 research finds U.S. net lease property cap rates dropped 25 basis points in the retail sector; supply decreased 14.4% in all property sectors; while net lease transaction volume is expected to increase between 5% and 14% in 2013.

KANSAS CITY - GFI Capital Resources, through its Irongate brand, buys three class A multifamily properties from a local builder.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence will speak at Cassidy Turley's "The State of Real Estate" event on Thursday, Jan. 10.

CHICAGO - Prudential Real Estate Investors buys multi-housing tower from a partnership that includes Smithfield Properties after HFF arranges the pre-sale.