TORONTO, ON—A winner of Canada's Best Managed Companies program for 2011, CRE Broker qualifies again for 2012.

HOUSTON—Firm expects to be open for business today in three-story building downtown.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Three new businesses will lease nearly 7,000 square feet, with occupancy planned for Spring.

SEATTLE—Redfin Real-Time Homebuyer Survey indicated that rising prices and inventory shortage worry homebuyers. Shows78% spike in belief that now is a good time to sell.

FOLSOM, CA—KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT signs more than 120,000 square feet in leases since acquiring Iron Point Business Park in Folsom in 2011.

SEATTLE— Region-wide, the vacancy rate for apartments at the end of 2012 was 4.7 percent, down from the year before. Downtown Seattle's vacancy rate was 4.5 percent, and downtown Bellevue's was 3.4 percent at year-end.

HILLSBORO, OR—Growing San Francisco-based company chose Portland area for satellite expansion.

CHICAGO—Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Panama City Costa del Este are expected to open in 2015, offering 288 guestrooms.