ATLANTA—“The current hotel transactional space is unlike any point in history,” says Brad Sinclair, a senior shareholder at Hotel AG.

ATLANTA— Equity Office awarded Liberty the assignment to lease 1.17 million square feet of office properties in the Northeast submarket of metro Atlanta—and more.

MIAMI—This privately held real estate investment company—which is one of the top 50 multifamily asset owners in the US—was honored with four key awards in 2014.

MEMPHIS— Stream Capital Partners just inked the sale of a Walgreens in Memphis that proves an important point.

TAMPA, FL—“The Westshore submarket has arguably been Tampa's healthiest submarket,” says Jeff Shaw, president of Fairlead Commercial Real Estate.

JACKSONVILLE, FL— On the investment front, Jacksonville saw one of the largest multifamily complex sales in the metro in November, plenty of new development and flowing capital.

MIAMI— It's one of the largest commercial real estate transactions in Ocean Reef Club. Find out who bought it and what they plan to do with it, as well a a wrap up of big deals this year.

When it comes to the commercial real estate scene in the Southwest, the activity isn't confined to Texas markets. The rest of the region is seeing its fair share of deals, and the area's CRE industry is attracting attention. Here are 20 young professionals who are making a name for themselves in the market.