SEATTLE-At the end of this month, the Space Needle roof will be painted the same color it sported during the original 1962 World's Fair. The retro refinish will last for the month of April.

ANN ARBOR, MI-High tech buildings in the Avis Farms Research & Business Park sell for an average of $116 per sf. Bingham Farms, MI-based Colliers International of Michigan brokers the deals.

SEATTLE, WA-As long as interest rates remain somewhere in the 7's, Paul Sleeth of Colliers International says demand for retail investment product will remain strong. The bottle neck in deal flow in Puget Sound, however, continues to be lack of product.

PHOENIX-CB Richard Ellis brokers across the board are playing it safe and saying metro Phoenix will follow suit with the rest of the nation as conditions look to improve at midyear. Office vacancy could reach 19% before a rebound takes root.