HOUSTON--The stars were out during the day as over 250 of the best and brightest met at the Houstonian here to network and get the latest on the city's CRE prospects. Click through the images to get a sample of what they saw.

LOS ANGELES—The real estate investors partner up to buy two value-add office properties in Playa Vista and Malibu for a total of $36 million.

NEW YORK CITY—Now in use as an office/industrial building, the 103,000-square-foot property is being marketed for investment or for residential conversion.

SAN FRANCISCO—The transaction effectively doubles Hudson's size, resulting in a $7 billion total market capitalization along with 26 high-quality office assets totaling approximately 8.2 million square feet and two Bay Area development parcels.