TEMPE, AZ-Laminate Technologies, a 10-year tenant, signs a three-year lease with a $409,000 payout for office space at 1130 W. Geneva Dr. With the infrastructure in place, the staying power is tied to a down-the-road resurgence in the semiconductor industry.

PHOENIX-For the first time in awhile, the office sector posted a positive net absorption, 334,227 sf. The CBD remains behind, but the suburban submarkets, including the Camelback Corridor, ended the quarter in the black.

PHOENIX-The California limited liability company acquires its second multifamily property in a year, snagging the deed to the 96-unit Silver Tree Apartments. The Phoenix seller applies the capital to larger property in a 1031 Exchange.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Mark Taylor Residential obtains the permanent financing through Wachovia Securities in a deal packaged by LJ Melody. The 180-unit complex, built in 2000, is positioned at 6400 E. Thomas Rd.

PHOENIX-The Mack Co.'s first phase will have buildings of 57,764 sf and 135,602 sf in Deer Valley, one of just five submarkets that posted to the positive in the first quarter. Though no one's signed yet, it should deliver with some names.

TUCSON, AZ-The 102,740-sf shopping center passes from a Dallas owner to a California investment firm. The 80%-occupied property is anchored by a Bashas grocery store and a community college learning center.

PHOENIX-Tom Adelson, Brad Anderson, Tyler Anderson, Dave Cheatham, Sean Cunningham, Jim Fijan, Jerry Roberts and Mark Seale make the list. For the Phoenix office, it's the second consecutive year that a large number of local names make the list.

PHOENIX-The Valley is the only one of 11 markets in RealFacts research area to experience an uptick in both rent and occupancy of investment-grade complexes with 100 or more market-rate units.