TEMPE, AZ-Shafi puts the 37-unit Dolce Villagio Townhomes on the market after moving for-sale units to student-housing rentals. It's not a trend, but it is happening more often.

HOUSTON-The logistics firm scoops up Northpark Central II before it can come to the lease market. The firm will double in size when it relocates in September.

HOUSTON-The logistics firm scoops up Northpark Central II before it can come to the lease market. The firm will double in size when it relocates in September.

CHANDLER, AZ-Paragon Properties and VIVO Development buy 26 acres of the mixed-use site to develop 150,000 sf to 200,000 sf of office space. A late 2009 construction start is set.

AUSTIN, TX-The JV starts work on Northpointe Trade Center, a three-building, LEED-certified project with an all-in development tab of $22 million. Completion is eyed for March 2009.

AUSTIN, TX-The JV starts work on Northpointe Trade Center, a three-building, LEED-certified project with an all-in development tab of $22 million. Completion is eyed for March 2009.

TYLER, TX-MHE Real Estate, getting its first Texas deed, acquires the 204-unit Cambridge at Tyler from Asset Plus. The one-year-old complex neighbors a University of Texas campus.

HOUSTON-With an acquisition loan about to mature, Younan Properties gets $21.5 million in a three-year note at a floating rate over Libor from Capmark Financial.