NEW YORK CITY-In an effort to expand on the east coast, Chicago-based Equis Corp. signs on James S. Wassel to serve as senior vice president-eastern region. He will oversee the company's operation in eight US markets.

TAMPA, FL-Pasadena, CA-based Countrywide Home Loans leases 40,365 sf for five years and three months at an aggregate rent of $5.47 million. The one-year-old, 290,101-sf property is owned by Crescent Brookdale Associates.

TAMPA, FL-Pasadena, CA-based Countrywide Home Loans leases 40,365 sf for five years and three months at an aggregate rent of $5.47 million. The one-year-old, 290,101-sf property is owned by Crescent Brookdale Associates.

RALEIGH, NC-The sale takes the locally headquartered REIT out of the Charlotte market where it owns 1.5 million sf, and out of Sabal Park in Tampa, FL, where it owned 940,000 sf. The buying joint venture includes one-time Highwoods executives.