While there has been a fairly dramatic decrease in sales volume this year due to a disconnect between buyers and sellers, there are pockets of strength and the outlook is positive for 2018, Colliers' Joe Harbert tells GlobeSt.com.

Here's a look at the trends, announcements and deals you may have missed early this week in the Southeast.

“The reality is that there will be more retail transactions next year than there have ever been,” CBRE's Americas retail leader told GlobeSt.com at the recent ISCS New York Deal Making conference.

Access to skilled labor is a fundamental need for scaling tech companies, so with Orange County's 3.3% unemployment rate, you could say the increase in STEM graduates is filling a much-needed gap, JLL's Scott Wetzel tells GlobeSt.com.