LEAWOOD, KS and DALLAS—The acquisition of Dallas-based Starplex Cinemas will give the nation's second-largest movie theater operator an additional 33 locations with 346 screens in 12 states.

SAN FRANCISCO—Eleven of the New York City-based Telx's 20 facilities are leased from Digital Realty, highlighting what CEO Stein calls “the strategic fit” in his company's deal to buy Telx.

TOMBALL, TX—The parcel traded to oil and gas service company Packers Plus in a deal arranged by Tom Condon Jr., SVP with Colliers International.

AUSTIN, TX—The 260-key property at the intersection of I-35 and US 290 is one of a number of Embassy Suites properties the hotel REIT has sold this year.

DALLAS—In contrast to the previous building boom, which coincided with the onset of the recession, much of this year's new space is coming on line already leased, says the Weitzman Group.

LOS ANGELES—“If you take all of these things together, they are breaking down traditional work/life balances and changing the real estate landscape,” says CBRE's Elie Finegold

SINGAPORE—The partnership with Qatar Investment Authority brings CapitaLand “a step closer” to its goal of raising five to six funds worth up to US$7.3 billion by 2020.

NEW YORK CITY—MetLife Real Estate Investors says it's seeing “some deterioration in underwriting standards and some evidence of prices moving ahead of fundamentals for certain properties in gateway markets.”