"What we're seeing is growing confidence by small businessowners that we are gradually coming out of the recession and theirdecision to own rather than rent the real estate," Dean Fritchen, asenior broker at Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT in suburban WinterPark, FL, tells GlobeSt.com.

In suburban Sanford, FL, Electronic Fasteners Inc. paid MascoContractors Services Inc. $650,000 or $40.82 per sf for a 15,925-sfwarehouse at 227 Power Court. The participating brokers were CraigDuke and Allison Reynolds of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT andAllison Reynolds, and Rich Cavano of Cavano Realty.

Also in Sanford, Direct Wireless of Sanford paid Just In TimeDistributors Inc. $575,000 or about $38.33 per sf for a 15,000-sfoffice and warehouse property at 30 Keyes Court. Michael Heidrichof Realvest Partners Inc. and Scott Annan of CB Richard Ellis Inc.brokered the transaction.