MENLO PARK, CA-The company didn't announce its 27.2% jump in per-share FFO until after the markets closed Monday, but its stock still rose by an anticipatory $1.12 to $52.43, less than $7 off its 52-week high in September.

ROUND ROCK, TX-A new furniture retailer has signed for 18,000 sf in the 175,000-sf The Renaissance Square in bustling Round Rock. Principals with a decade of experience in sales and manufacturing in North Carolina's furniture industry are behind the startup.

AUSTIN-MuniMae has ticketed $268 million to finance five multifamily housing projects, four of which are in Texas. Austin's Ft. Branch Landing and San Antonio's Timber Ridge projects make the list.

HOUSTON-Office rent is expected to go up in Houston, according to the latest summary by Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. Year 2000 had ended with the strongest net absorption in two years and the pace will continue