HOUSTON-A recent survey tells investors to place their bets on the downtown instead of outlying areas and power centers. Houston ranks 17 out of 18 metro areas in the survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Lend Lease.

HOUSTON-The Woodlands is going for the brass ring, implementing a house-buying incentive program to set an all-time sales record for this year. For more than a decade, The Woodlands is the leader of the pack for new home sales.

WESTMINSTER, CO-Prime West's $14-million office project has suddenly shifted gears, going from a spec development to a build-to-suit. Voyant Technologies has signed a five-year lease for an 85,000 sf structure.

SECAUCUS, NJ-Corporate Express Office Products will build 339,000-sf W/D facility on last developable site within the 750-acre tract the Stern family bought back in 1966. Development of land here began more than 30 years ago.