DALLAS-Meditrust Cos., headquartered in Needham, MA, has completed asset sales and mortgage repayments of $138 million since the end of the second quarter, taking its year-to-date total to $459 million in an ongoing strategy to beef up its Dallas-based La Quinta lodging subsidary. The health-care bailout is blamed in part on the federal government.

HOUSTON-The city's space race puts 17 more tenants in the West Memorial Park office complex. The tenants are absorbing more than 60,000 sf in the project along Interstate 10.

FT. WORTH-A CO-based corporation is turning to Woodmont Property Management to oversee two office buildings, totaling 65,304 sf. The structures are located in downtown Ft. Worth and the suburban market of Hurst.

HOUSTON-Trammell Crow Co.'s building a field of dreams - a 25-story, mixed-use tower with upper-floor apartments with a clear view of the Astros' stadium when the retractable roof's open. A former mission is just one of the structures being razed to make room for the developer's grandstand play.

DALLAS-What do El Paso, Albuquerque and Little Rock, AR., have in common? They are the next stops in ChainLinks' bid to secure one real estate partnership in every major city and most secondary ones in the US

HOUSTON-The downtown hotel market holds the lead in the city and it's predicted to stay that way through year's end. More than 700 rooms are under construction by leading hoteliers.

DALLAS-Ross Perot Jr. is walking in his father's footsteps, taking over as president and CEO for The Perot Systems Corp., a move not expected to affect his Dallas-based Hillwood Development Corp. His business acumen and commitment to his father's company lie at the crux of the decision, says the senior Perot.

DALLAS-Cushman & Wakefield Inc. is promoting Michael S. Wyatt. to senior director in the Dallas office of Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. His specialty is building tenant service and representation, with a current focus on high-tech clients.