ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Walnut Creek-based real estate firm enters the market in a big way paying the highest per-unit price this year for four apartment complexes in south county.

TEMPE, AZ-Edward Jones, a St. Louis-based financial services firm, is locating its first regional office outside the state of Missouri in Tempe.

ORLANDO-The $76.18 per-sf price on the 2.29-acre prime parcel came in below the $100 per-sf level estimated by area professionals but equaled recent land prices in the central business district. GlobeSt.com reported the transaction Dec. 4 before the deal was recorded at Orange County real estate offices.

NEW YORK CITY-Don't cry doom and gloom just yet. Most experts see the industry surviving the coming economic hit. The question is exactly how hard that hit will be.