PHILADELPHIA, PA—Philadelphia's economic recovery, particularly its track record of rental properties weathering the 2008-2009 recession in fairly good shape, is getting the city some brotherly love from the capital markets in the form of renewed investment interest, say Capital Markets Update Panelists at the ALM Media RealShare Philadelphia conference held February 10 at the Union League.

WOODBRIDGE, NJ–Two lease deals totaling 37,632 square feet will bring CENTRA Metropark in Woodbridge, NJ to 95 percent occupancy. The Hampshire Companies completed lease deals with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank. The class-A, LEED Platinum certified office building at 186 Wood Avenue South now has just 4,736 square feet of available space remaining.

PARSIPPANY, NJ—CBRE has arranged a new lease for Colliers International NJ LLC, and long-term lease renewals for key tenants at Morris Corporate Center 1&2, the six-pod office campus in Parsippany, NJ. Meanwhile, the complex's owner, Brookwood Financial Partners, has announced a $3 million capital improvement program at the facility.

MIAMI—HFF's Elliott Throne tells GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire the major drivers—and the biggest challenges—in South Florida's real estate market.