ORLANDO-Some professionals prefer to stay with simple, straightforward, local one-off transactions, while others seek a more challenging environment working with global clients who use the Internet to create and cement deals, Woody Coley, managing director, global services, Trammell Crow Co., tells GlobeSt.com.

PHOENIX-A fast-growing supply chain management company has leased a 133,300-sf warehouse in Tempe vacated by a technology company that's in the midst of bankruptcy liquidation.

NEW YORK CITY-Tokyo, which placed first last year, moves down to second place, followed by Hong Kong, San Francisco and Paris. New York moved up to 13th place from seventh.

DALLAS-In a closely guarded deal, the Octane Alliance has acquired Manhattan-based RealtyIQ and its 225,000-property database. Octane is setting the stage for an online information exchange amid plans to hire a CEO and decide on a headquarters location.