DENVER-Equity Residential strengthens its foothold in the Cherry Creek area, buying its second multifamily complex in three years. The purchase price sets a per sf record, $140.07, for a low-rise complex.

FT. WORTH-Seventeen of 36 Nevada Bob's retail stores are being bought by Texas-based Tri-Capital Ventures. The disposition comes as a result of a Chapter 11 restructuring of the world-famous chain, based in Calgary, Alberta.

DALLAS-Realty Capital has signed Kennedy-Wilson as its exclusive leasing agent for a 35,000-sf spec office project in Plano. The two-story building will come to market in August 2001.

HOUSTON-A rental market slowdown could evolve into stagnation if building owners don't take heed of warning signs. No longer will market appreciation be the primary highway to prosperity.