BELLEVUE, WA-Woe is the Eastside, where negative absorption has nearly tripled and some landlords have dropped class A rents by nearly 15%. Grubb & Ellis says this area sustained the brunt of the third-quarter storm that ripped through the Puget Sound.

BOSTON, MA-With Condominium sales dropping dramatically from October 2000 to October 2001, some developers have put large projects on hold, as they are unsure of continued financing.

DETROIT-The renovated 30,000-sf mixed-use theater should trigger a turnaround for struggling Pontiac, according to city officials.

HOUSTON-The brisk northwest Houston submarket attracts two more tenants. The industrial signers head to different buildings, but both situated between Hempstead Highway and US Highway 290.