DALLAS-The third quarter erases the promise of Q2, with the North Texas multifamily market struggling amid record home-buying levels and steadily increasing supply. Fort Worth is faring better than Dallas. Concessions are deeper, more widespread.

ORLANDO-The former president of the Florida Senate, suspended Escambia County commission chairman and longtime real estate investor has pleaded no contest to a second Sunshine Law violation involving pre-public meeting talks with other commissioners.

DETROIT-The Greater Detroit American Heritage River Initiative raises about $13.5 million to buy land, clean-up banks and development projects, including restoring the theater and guard house at the former Fort Wayne.

CHICAGO-The largest US office REIT will centralize property management, ask employees to be specialists rather than generalists, and pay full commissions to brokers who bring in lease renewals. Those are some things that have worked in a Boston experiment.