HOUSTON-There's new twist on an old game to use the sealed bid process for property dispositions. Cushman & Wakefield of Texas' Houston office has added the process to its client services' lineup, dedicating 10 employees.

SAN FRANCISCO-Downtown class A rents are down 3.77% to $69.19 per sf and class B rents are down 5.66% to $55.41 per sf. Vacancy is 17% higher and rents are nearly 30% lower in the dot-com heavy area south of Market Street.

STAMFORD, CT-A C&W of Connecticut report on the 50 largest lease transactions in the region in the year 2000 shows signs of a market maturation process, larger lease deals as well as the attraction of a diverse corporate base.

LOS ANGELES-A Tarzana-based commercial real estate company has recently acquired a 49,000-sf building in Downtown and leased it to the Mexico-based retailer FAMSA.