Mortgage Contracting Services Promotes Elspeth Spransy to Vice President of Vendor Management

/PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS) proudly announces the promotion of Elspeth Spransy to vice president of vendor management.

Lender Processing Services, Inc. Announces the Expiration of the "Go-Shop" Period

/PRNewswire/ -- Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS), a leading provider of integrated technology, services, data and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced the expiration of the "go-shop" period pursuant to the terms of the previously announced merger agreement dated May 28, 2013, among LPS, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) and Lion Merger Sub, Inc., a subsidiary of FNF.

Wells Net Lease Group Announces VP to Head Westward Expansion

/PRNewswire/ -- Wells Net Lease Group (WNL), a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in net lease properties, has named Harjot Gill Vice President of Investments and has put him in charge of the company's West coast operations.

LPS' May Mortgage Monitor: Largest Year-to-Date Drop in Delinquencies in 11 Years; U.S. Negative Equity Share Falls Below 15 Percent

/PRNewswire/ -- The May Mortgage Monitor report released by Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) found that the national delinquency rate continued to fall in May, marking the largest year-to-date drop since 2002. Delinquencies are down more than 15 percent since the end of December 2012, coming in at 6.08 percent for the month. As LPS Applied Analytics Senior Vice President Herb Blecher explained, much of this improvement is supported by the fact that new problem loan rates are approaching the pre-crisis average.

ADT to Release Fiscal Third Quarter Earnings Results and Host Conference Call on July 31, 2013

The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT) will release financial results for its third fiscal quarter before trading begins on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, and will host a conference call the same day at 8:30 am ET to discuss the results.

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT Adds Data Center Property in New Jersey

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Infocrossing Data Center property in Leonia, NJ. It is strategically located in close proximity to New York City.

Parkway Announces 2013 Second Quarter Conference Call

/PRNewswire/ -- Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PKY) announced today that it will release 2013 second quarter earnings on Monday, August 5, 2013 after the market close and will hold its second quarter conference call on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company's earnings release and supplemental information package will be posted to the Company's website prior to the conference call.

Bosshardt Realty Services Announces Promotion of Chris Handy to Vice President

/PRNewswire/ -- Bosshardt Realty Services President, Aaron Bosshardt, along with the Vice Presidents, announce the promotion of Chris Handy to Vice President in a unanimous vote. Handy is acknowledged for his work in the real estate profession, for his volunteer work at the Board of Realtors® and for the tremendous character he's shown both professionally and personally.

Parmenter Realty Partners Acquires 7557 Rambler Road in Dallas, Texas

Parmenter Realty Partners Acquires 7557 Rambler in Dallas, TX

Parmenter Realty Partners today announced the acquisition of 7557 Rambler Road in Dallas, Texas; its 8th investment in the company’s Fund IV. The 14-story, 310,771 square foot office building is located off of Walnut Hill near Greenville Avenue in the Central Expressway submarket of Dallas, Texas. The building has direct access to the Walnut Hill DART station, and is located less than a ½ mile from Central Expressway.

Watsco Banking Amendment Improves Pricing, Covenants & Extends Maturity

Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO) (PARIS:WSO) today announced that it has refinanced its existing $500 million unsecured revolving credit agreement led by JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank as Co-Syndication Agents and U.S. Bank National Association as Documentation Agent.

Masonite Amends 2012 Equity Incentive Plan

Masonite International Corporation (the “Company”) today announced that on June 21, 2013, the Board of Directors amended the Masonite International Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the aggregate number of common shares that may be issued with respect to awards under the Plan from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 shares (in each instance plus the number of shares subject to existing grants under the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan that may expire or be forfeited or terminated). The Plan allows awards to be made in the form of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, and other stock-based and cash-based awards.

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT Acquires $22.6 Million Specialty Hospital Property in Arkansas

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Physicians Specialty Hospital property in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for $22,625,000.

Del Webb Communities Listed Among the Best Places to Retire

Where to Retire Magazine Announces Best Master Planned Communities for Boomers

Yardi Commercial Leasing Pad Wins Realcomm Digie Award for Promoting Fast, Efficient CRM and Leasing Workflows

Realcomm recognizes the solution’s role in promoting improved conversion rates and increased revenue through mobile, end-to-end engagement with prospects through the leasing cycle

Final auction dates set for the sale of East Coast Brokers and Packers assets

/PRNewswire/ -- The farms, packing houses, labor camps and other Florida and Virginia properties owned by East Coast Brokers and Packers and the Madonia family will be sold in a series of live and online auctions in August, upon court approval.

EverBank Opens Houston Commercial Real Estate Lending Office

/PRNewswire/ -- EverBank announced today the opening of a new office in Houston, Texas. The office will support EverBank's national commercial real estate lending group in the south central market, including correspondent lending relationships located in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

The Preiss Company Acquires Canopy Apartments Adjacent to The University of Florida

Student Housing Acquisition Marks More than $350 Million in Transactions During Last 12 months

Gramercy Property Trust Acquires Four Facilities for a Total Purchase Price of Approximately $82 Million

Gramercy Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: GPT) announced today that it has closed on four acquisitions: a wholesale automotive auction facility in Dallas, Texas, an industrial cold storage facility in Southern New Jersey and two cross-dock truck terminals located in Houston, Texas and Orlando, Florida.

2013 Rent Manager User Conference Set For November

/PRNewswire/ -- London Computer Systems (LCS), developer of business-critical technologies, will host its annual Rent Manager User Conference, November 5–8, 2013 at the Marco Island Marriott Resort and Spa in Marco Island, Florida.

Chatham Lodging Trust Announces Partial Exercise of Underwriters’ Overallotment Option to Purchase Additional Shares

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT) today announced the partial exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option to purchase an additional 475,823 common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, at the public offering price of $16.35 per share less the underwriting discount. The overallotment option, which will provide additional gross proceeds of $7,779,706 to the company, prior to deduction of the underwriting discount and offering expenses, was exercised in connection with the company’s public offering of 4,500,000 common shares, which priced on June 13, 2013. The issuance of shares pursuant to the overallotment option closed on June 28, 2013.