DALLAS—The office market absorbed more than 1.5 million square feet during the first quarter, while five projects totaling 1.3 million square feet were added to the market due to completed construction.

AUSTIN, TX—Perez's focus lies within AQUILA's asset services team, providing project leasing services to local and institution clients, including DivcoWest, CIM, PacTrust and Generational Commercial Partners.

SAN FRANCISCO—As of early April, 100 escrows have closed, more than 170 homeowners have moved in to five completed buildings, eight additional buildings are under construction and a total of 247 homes will be completed by the end of the year.

PHOENIX—With these acquisitions, the firm now has nearly 1 million square feet under management in the Phoenix market, encompassing 11 assets in the first fund with four more assets in escrow at roughly $25 million combined.

DALLAS—DuWest Realty's newly formed investment services group has announced the closing of 11 transactions totaling more than $64 million in sales volume since launching in fourth quarter 2015.

AUSTIN, TX—The office market stats reflect what the US Census Bureau just confirmed: the Austin metro area is the fastest-growing area and it's officially home to more than 2 million people.

HOUSTON—Whiskey Cake's first location opened in 2010 in Plano, TX, and it is up and running in the affluent suburbs of northwest San Antonio and Oklahoma City.

SAN FRANCISCO—EVIVA tops out with Suffolk using 3D modeling to identify design conflicts and make adjustments to the models rather than on the costlier project site.