MILWAUKEE-CenterPoint Properties Trust, the largest industrial property owner in the Chicago market, reports vacancies in its suburban properties here is just 2%, down from 10% of a year ago.

DALLAS-Sublease space is about double the norm, say researchers in their latest reports of the Dallas-Ft. Worth market. Still, there's a take-it-on-the-chin optimism that bargaining table strategies, for the most part, are keeping a lid on the pressure cooker.

HOUSTON-Metalade of Pennsylvania and UOP of Des Plaines, IL take 28,320 sf in Houston's lead submarket for absorption. Metalade signs for the largest chunk of industrial space. It will move into 22,980 sf at a Clay Street building.

ORLANDO-Commercial real estate in all categories is still seen as one of the best long-term investments, but, for the short term, lenders will be closely checking all deals and borrowers before releasing funds, brokers and analysts tell GlobeSt.com.