NEW YORK CITY—NextTech markets, including Salt Lake City and Pittsburgh, are "poised to outperform in this cycle and the next," says Adam Ruggiero at MetLife Investment Management.

ST. LOUIS—James Koman, managing principal at ElmTree Funds, says that China Life "shares our bullish outlook on the net lease sector."

NEW YORK CITY—Driven by the best quarterly demand increase in two years, the hotel sector's other metrics were up in Q1, according to PwC.

ORLANDO, FL—OSCRE saw a "skills gap" among industry professionals in managing the data that drive business decisions, and devised a 10-part webinar series to address it, says CEO Lisa Stanley.

SANTA ANA, CA—"Sellers are increasingly unwilling to list their homes for sale," says Mark Fleming with First American Financial.

NEW YORK CITY—The $40-billion infrastructure vehicle would represent a new business for Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

CARLSBAD, CA—Although e-commerce is proving disruptive to many businesses, "grocery stores may be among the least vulnerable," says Steve Shanahan at Real Capital Markets.

BIRMINGHAM, AL—The combination sale-leaseback and mortgage investment will add 10 acute care hospitals and one behavioral health facility now operated by IASIS Healthcare to Medical Properties Trust's portfolio.