SAN DIEGO-The county recorded the highest number of apartment sales since 1989 during the second quarter, according to a new report. Low vacancies and high rents topping $1,000 per month caused the surge by investors to capitalize, Burnham Real Estate Services says.

DENVER-Hensel Phelps built the original 300,000-sf Colorado Convention Center more than 10 years ago and is coming back to build the $268-million expansion. The firm beats out Turner Construction, PCL Construction and Mortenson.

HOUSTON-The multifamily market in here has sown the seeds for a maturity to one day take it to the heights of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Urban high-rise, with upscale amenities, are giving rise to the changing mindset of tenants and developers.