Globest Sectors

SAN DIEGO-A report by Burnham Real Estate Services shows that the bright spot in the San Diego real estate market continues to be apartments.

WEYMOUTH, MA- Scotts LawnService, a division of Scotts Co., acquires The Lawn Company, marking the Ohio-based company's expansion into the Greater Boston area. The Lawn Company has three locations in the state--here and in South Dennis and in Sagamore Beach.

PHOENIX-A Pontiac dealership targets 12,600 sf at Mesa's Superstitions Springs Commerce Center II while an electrical parts distributor lines up 8,025 sf at Pinnacle Peak Commerceplex in Phoenix.

HOUSTON-Trimark Realty Investments' $48.2-million refinancing is driving a buying spree that has 1,400 units in Dallas-Fort Worth under contract and offers out on seven more Houston properties. Trimark says there's enough liquidity for 2,000 to 3,000 units.

NEW YORK CITY-Integra Realty Resources, in its latest investment survey, says that most markets--except for hotels--are recovering nicely, thank you. But owners' over-inflated view of building value isn't helping the capital pipeline to flow again.

LONDON- Ealing Gateway on 26-30 Uxbridge Road, is HBG Properties' vision of a seven-storey West London office building. It will be the largest office scheme to be developed in Ealing for more than a decade.

OAKLAND, CA-The revitalization efforts, which began in mid-2000 between the city of Oakland and Fannie Mae, is designed to help the city, local developers, banks and nonprofits finance the creation or renovation of nearly 450 units of affordable housing in West Oakland.

LONDON-Occupier demand for commercial property is undoubtedly softer. <I>UK Quarterly Market Beat</I>, Healey &amp; Baker's latest review of the UK market, holds mixed news for those looking to property as a bellwether of the wider economy