AUSTIN, TX—Together with development partner RedLeaf Properties, Austin Community College has tapped Greystar Real Estate Partners to build a multifamily complex here; groundbreaking is slated for fall.

NEW YORK CITY—The example of Annaly Capital Management, which recently hired a team from GE Capital Real Estate, provides a template for other mREITs, says Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

AUSTIN, TX—Set to rise on the site of the financially challenged Austin Music Hall, the Gensler-designed tower will help fill what Cielo's Bobby Dillard calls “extremely high demand” for downtown office space.

CHESAPEAKE, VA—Analysts see challenges ranging from integrating Dollar Tree and Family Dollar operations to a potential slowdown in consumer spending at the discount level.

NEW YORK CITY—Tech sector occupancy was on the rise when GlobeSt.com launched in 2000. Yet tech hit a downturn soon afterward, only to come back even stronger following the global recession.

DALLAS—Multifamily's continued strength can be attributed in part to the increase in wages over the past several years, according to a report from locally based Axiometrics.

NEW YORK CITY—However, the general trend for vacancies at both neighborhood centers and regional malls has been downward, says Reis Inc.'s Ryan Severino.

HOUSTON—The 18-acre tract within the northwest corner of the mixed-use mega-project is “the first step in expanding Memorial City north of I-10,” says Jason Johnson, president at MetroNational.