NEW YORK CITY—The new company, whose management team comes from FirstKey Lending, has entered into an advisory and consulting agreement with FirstKey on its existing loan portfolio.

NEW YORK CITY—Data-driven project management and procurement platform Honest Buildings has signed a partner agreement with brokerage firm NAI Global,…

NEW YORK CITY—The acquisition brings traded and non-traded REITs, along with an independent broker-dealer network, to C-III Capital Partners' wide-ranging platform.

WASHINGTON, DC—Listed REITs posted returns nearly double those of the broader equity market in the first eight months of the year, according to NAREIT data.

DEERFIELD, IL—Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid "remain actively engaged with the Federal Trade Commission" in discussions about the pending merger of the two drugstore chains.

IRVINE, CA—Even with second-quarter commercial real estate volume down year over year, Ten-X's Peter Muoio says that "property prices have rebounded from their winter lull," rising across the board from a year ago.

WASHINGTON, DC—Although publicly traded REITs have grown accustomed to managing their own properties since Congress gave them the go-ahead, CBRE's Drew Genova and his colleagues have made a persuasive case for third-party management.

NEW YORK CITY—For American Finance Trust, which will acquire American Realty Capital—Retail Centers of America for $1.4 billion, the merger represents "a key step forward in our plan to grow earnings," says CEO Michael Weil.