DELRAN, NJ-First quarter transaction activity is described as "heavy" in the southern counties and the market remains tight, especially for class A space and big blocks in general.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI-About 694,000 sf of stores, at a cost of more than $75 million, may be going in along Ford Road. "The retail is following on the heels of these people who have money to spend," one planner says.

PHOENIX-Bids for $1 billion in repairs and upgrades at hundreds of schools around the state are set to go out in the next several weeks, creating a demand on the contracting community at a time when commercial work is slowing.

MIAMI-IMT Real Estate Group of Sherman Oaks, CA pays Richmond, VA-based United Dominion Realty Trust an average $68,987 per unit or $68.30 per sf for 1,638 rental apartments in three counties in its first buying foray into Florida.