MIAMI-Despite the negative impact from the technology sector, this South Florida city's overall vacancy rate increased less than 1%, according to a year-end office overview by Cushman & Wakefield.

ATLANTA-Locally based Wayne Mason and Emory Morsberger pay a fire-sale price of $9.91 per sf for the former Bank of America operations center at 222 Mitchell St. Owner Dana Commercial Credit initially sought $10 million for the vacant property.

THE WOODLANDS, TX-Trademark, a Fort Worth-based developer, now has 34 acres under its control, with the latest sale rolling in 20 acres in the heart of the Woodlands. The Market Street town center is slated to open in spring 2004.

PORTLAND-The national retailer of office supplies agrees to acquire a regional distribution building that will be built to its specifications on 20 acres in the Gresham portion of Catellus Development Co.'s 230-acre Southshore Corporate Park.