TUCSON-With a market of just 12.2 million sf, the Tucson office market still manages to close two significant sales in the last six months. Market watchers say it's a signal that Tucson's on its way to becoming an investors' destination spot.

MINNEAPOLIS-The $7.5 million, 75-unit senior housing complex, part of a larger redevelopment project on the north side of Minneapolis, was developed and will be managed by CommonBond Communities.

NEW YORK CITY-Apartment REIT Archstone-Smith completes its acquisition of 101 West End Ave. Parties involved in the deal say it marks the first purchase of a Manhattan multifamily property by a publicly traded real estate trust.

MIAMI-Judy McDonald, a title insurance professional for five years, joins Weston Title & Escrow, a Broward County firm owned by law firm Oppenheim Pilesky PA.