BOSTON-Data from Richards Barry Joyce & Partners’ fourth quarter office market report for the Greater Boston area shows significant positive absorption and reduced vacancy rates.

SAN FRANCISCO-PS Business Parks, Inc. has snagged a 5.3 million square foot industrial and flex portfolio from RREEF Real Estate.

NEW YORK-Stanford University decided not to pursue its bid to build a NYC-based campus on Roosevelt Island.

LOS ANGELES-CBRE appoints a new Western division President and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas.

ATLANTA-In its most recent Hotel Horizons report, PKF-HR anticipates increased revPAR and general optimism for hotel property performance in 2012.

BOSTON-The Boston-based loan advisor has been selected to sell a sizeable loan portfolio on behalf of a bankrupt real estate fund.

WASHINGTON, DC-The executive chairman of JER Partners, who founded the firm in 1981, leaves a legacy far beyond the firm that bears his name.

NEW YORK CITY-Thanks to an attractive debt environment and lower interest rates, PKF Consulting’s analysis finds that revPAR is expected to move on up in the New Year.