Houston

The state's population growth and geographic advantages of being in the center of the Sunbelt and sharing a border with Mexico make it an obvious location for distribution networks and investor interest as a result.

While serviced offices have been around for decades, the term coworking has become a buzzword during the last 10 years with very little metro level data available yet to track historically, says NAI Partners.

With the HP campus and ABS headquarters nearing completion in October, Springwoods Village is becoming a major employment center in north Harris County, stimulating new hotel submarket activity.

Relief demands are worse a year later, due to the end of emergency assistance resources such as the hotel voucher program and emergency trailers, and while grants have resumed, more funds are needed.

Here's a look at the trends, announcements and deals you may have missed in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Among the nation's largest metros, Houston ranks first nationally when it comes to the net change in renters with children–an increase of 107,000 households between 2006 and 2016, a surge of 41%.

Investors find strength in the northwest Houston submarket as it continues to become more in-fill and with very limited flex product built this cycle, buyers have the ability to underwrite future rent growth.

Here's a look at the trends, announcements and deals you may have missed in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Arkansas.