TAMPA, FL-The Chicago firm paid View Properties Ltd. $1.8 million or $15,000 per acre (34 cents per sf) for a 120-acre tract at Bridgewater in Lakeland, FL, one of the most active distribution centers in Florida. Lakeland is 60 miles south of Downtown Orlando. Tampa is 80 miles west of Orlando.

DALLAS-Integra Realty Resources has its Top 10 picks for real estate investors. Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio pull berths in suburban office, industrial, multifamily and retail. And, property values are up across the board.

ATLANTA-The locally based REIT boasts a 95% lease-up rate at two apartment communities in the Southeast, just as it launches construction on a new luxury 15-story high-rise apartment building in Washington, D.C.

SARASOTA, FL-The plaintiffs seek certification of a class-action lawsuit against the locally based developer of wireless communications tower sites after learning the company is revising its financials. Sarasota is 180 miles northwest of Miami.