HOUSTON—Three key economic influencers contributing to the state's popularity with multifamily real estate investors include jobs, population growth and apartment development, says Yuen Yung in this EXCLUSIVE.

SAN FRANCISCO—Lumina has selected celebrity designers to envision interior design options for its three-bedroom floor plans, which will be brought to life through 3-D renderings and 360-degree VR technology.

HOUSTON—The Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2018 and McCarthy recently celebrated the topping out of the school.

ODESSA, TX—Though the well-timed acquisition was well below replacement cost and at a high cap rate, there were not many lenders who shared the same opportunistic vision.

Here's a look at the trends, announcements and deals that you may have missed in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

OAKLAND, CA—Tenants are buzzing about Uptown, whether through moves into the Hive—or simply within Uptown near Lake Merritt, which has driven the vacancy rate down to below 4.5% as of the first quarter.

DALLAS—Since 2010, almost 700,000 jobs have been added to the region, an increase of approximately 25% in the job base, occurring across all major industries, which is driving office demand in the region.

HOUSTON—With development activity, combined with a strengthening economy, a growing urban population and culinary/entertainment destination status, Houston has been transformed since renewal began in the 1990s.