TEMPE, AZ-Pre-leasing is brisk at a 209,000-sf office building that's due to deliver in June 2002. McCarthy, the general contractor, and SunCor, the developer, already have signed up for office spots. Both will be relocating from Phoenix.

DALLAS-Texas is known for its ability to soar when others plunge. The Lone Star State's survivor mentality is pushing full throttle to find ways to keep trade on the upside. Sept. 11 had its effect, but it's the slumping US economy that the region battles, say execs.

DALLAS-Vacancy rises across all product type in the industrial sector, with the Q4 close showing 11% for bulk warehouse and 12.9% for office-showroom. Still, the region remains in the Top 10 for institutional investors, says a C&W top producer.

AUSTIN-Office rent, like the economy, had been in a constant state of flux in Austin. The backslide definitely has slowed and may have stopped. Tenants are starting to sign as they accept that the deals are as good as they're going to get.

AUSTIN-Office rent, like the economy, had been in a constant state of flux in Austin. The backslide definitely has slowed and may have stopped. Tenants are starting to sign as they accept that the deals are as good as they're going to get.

DALLAS-William P. Leiser exits Trammell Crow Co. after a 17-year career in its financial operation. He takes on the role of CFO for Staubach Co., replacing an executive who left at November's end.

PHOENIX-Carl Johnson, an NFL player who retired in 1975, has been elected 2002 president for the Southwest Chapter of SIOR. Changes are coming in the New Year, including laying the groundwork for a re-education and re-certification course.

TEMPE, AZ-Crown-Phoenix, which just moved from Spokane, WA to Arizona, acquires the Elliot Corporate Center I in the Southeast Valley. The 93%-occupied building has Honeywell Corp. as its lead tenant.