PHOENIX—More than 200 attended the 2014 RealShare Phoenix Metro conference where multifamily was a hot topic. Booming population growth paired with an incomplete housing recovery has primed the sector for exponential growth. The Phoenix Metro has embraced the influx of capital and renters by choice. Is this multifamily momentum sustainable?

PHOENIX—The Healthcare Real Estate Insights awards were presented for a second time at a RealShare conference December 16. Attendees for RealShare Healthcare numbered 400-plus as awards for outstanding medical office buildings were awarded, as well as executive of the year and lifetime achievement award.

PHOENIX—Colliers International of Greater Phoenix recently negotiated the long-term industrial lease of a 67,697-square-foot warehouse space from which grocery merchandizing products will be distributed regionally.

PHOENIX—Kyrene Village Shopping Center, a 161,000-square-foot center anchored by Walmart, has sold to Kyrene Shopping Center LLC of Delaware LLC, controlled by a Nevada-based trust. Arizona Partners was the seller.

PHOENIX—RealShare Phoenix Metro kicked off yesterday with a panel examining the pros and cons of the Phoenix real estate climate. Moderating the Town Hall panel was Andrew Cheney, principal of Lee & Associates.

PHOENIX—Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap Inc. has facilitated the sale of Waterford at Superstition Springs, a 280-unit multifamily community in Mesa. The commercial real estate sale netted $33 million, or $117,850 per unit.

PHOENIX—Steven A. Kaye, partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, will be moderating the panel Placing Capital: The Role of Non-Traded REITs in the Market at the 2014 RealShare Healthcare Real Estate conference December 16. Find out from the experts what difficulties they face in placing capital and how non-traded REITs are evolving in the marketplace.

PHOENIX—Economic developers have fostered an attractive business environment enticing companies to the Phoenix Metro region. This business focus has stimulated population growth and job recovery. These factors and others are driving regional CRE momentum. Local leadership comes together to discuss their perspective from the top of the Phoenix Metro market. Moderating this Town Hall Panel is Andrew Cheney, principal, Lee & Associates.