HOUSTON-Citywide vacancy is 18.2% and negative absorption's 315,021 sf, a market barometer that's practically evenly split between the CBD and the suburbs. One of the biggest challenges is the energy industry's control of 37% of the CBD office space.

TAMPA, FL-The London-based container shipping company decides to remain in Downtown Tampa at TIAA-CREF's 36-story tower for another three years at an estimated aggregate rent of $9.7 million. The lease is the largest class A office deal this year in west Central Florida.

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA-A wood products firm buys a 91,000-sf structure for $3.5 million and a transportation firm acquires a 37,276-sf building for $2.1 million in a dual industrial trade in Rancho Dominguez.

WHEATON, MD-Plans for The Montgomery at Wheaton Metro multifamily complex move full steam ahead with the recent groundbreaking on the 243-unit luxury property. Developers are spending $33 million to construct the apartment project, which is due to be completed next spring.