STAMFORD, CT-While the Westchester County office vacancy rate remained relatively stable in the second quarter at 11%, a broker with CB Richard Ellis says that demand has definitely softened recently.

WALNUT CREEK, CA-The contracts, spanning a variety of uses and owners, cover more than 255,000 sf of space in the San Francisco Bay Area, pushing Colliers close to 9 million sf under management in the region.

RENTON, WA-Christopher E. Burdett, a vice president with Colliers International Hotels in Seattle, tells GlobeSt.com the second quarter has begun to bustle around Puget Sound's institutional hotel market. The most recent transaction involved two new wood-frame Marriotts and Hospitality Properties Trust.

AUSTIN-A special state board's sign off opens the door for Cencor Urban Properties and Post Properties to start the development process with Austin. The Triangle could break ground in 2002 if all goes well.