DENVER-Borrowers putting in more equity can shave as much as one point off their interest rate, says Eric Tupler of L.J. Melody & Co., especially if they opt for shorter term mortgages.

FORT WORTH-Alcon Labs will move in by month's end at a neighboring property to its South Fort Worth hub. The new deal takes a six-month-old warehouse to the halfway mark for building owner, Madison Warehouse.

FOLSOM, CA-Meadowview Limited Partners of Marin County bought the Riley Professional Center in central Folsom for $6.95 million. The seller, Capital Builders, built the property in 2000.

CHICAGO-Three office properties undergo more than $14.4 million in rehabilitation aimed at preserving historical or architecturally significant buildings under the Class L property tax incentive. Work continues on at least two buildings.