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Whether you're a landlord or a tenant, it's critical to know your business objectives and where you want to be down the road in order to get the right deal terms, the Saywitz Co.'s Barry Saywitz tells GlobeSt.com.

“I think it's interesting because Amazon showed its hand in terms of what tenants look for and that's always what we are trying to find out -- where the tenants want to be.”

Independent Bank started in McKinney and its priority was to stay in McKinney, so the challenge was to find the best location for a headquarters to fulfill both current needs and allow for future growth.

A roundup of the latest leases, sales and other transactions in the Northeast middle markets.

The latest deals, trends and personnel moves in the Midwest region.

The average occupancy rate of office properties sold in 2017 was 71%, JLL said.

1840 Gateway Dr. is 20% occupied in a 92% leased market, so Monday plans to invest in common and tenant areas to deliver leasing opportunities to some 55 tenants in the market with a total demand of 500,000 square feet.

Amenities such as restaurants and gyms are being architecturally designed to further enhance the culture of local campuses and are being used to help add to campus branding, JLL's Grant Schoneman tells GlobeSt.com.