MAGNOLIA,TX-The drilling rig and equipment manufacturing company moves into the industrial space located approximately 50 miles north of Houston, and has already made upgrades.

DALLAS-AXIOMetrics' KC, Sanjay tells GlobeSt.com that the 171,000 jobs added in October beat the forecasted 145,000; despite multifamily sector softening, the market is 70-80 basis points below the historic average.

INDIANAPOLIS-Walker & Dunlop, working on behalf of Hampshire Group, obtains financing for apartment complexes in suburban Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, IN.

TUCSON-Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust pays $30 million for ownership of The Corner shopping center, phase II of the Oracle-Wetmore development.

CHICAGO-Chicago Real Estate Daily reports that the accounting firm is moving it headquarters to 161 North Clark in a deal that includes naming rights at the 50-story tower owned by Tishman Speyer.

HOUSTON-The REIT sells its interests in three industrial joint ventures to the Exeter Group, selling nine properties totaling a little more than 2.5 million square feet.

PLANO, TX-The Phoenix buyer adds the 320,000-square-foot, class A office building to its portfolio. The property is 100% leased to Encana Oil & Gas: 15 years remain on the net lease.

HOUSTON-Locally based Colvill Office Properties will direct leasing activities for the Hines own and managed 15-building, 12-million-square-foot portfolio in Houston and Dallas.