MIAMI—There's been plenty of musical chairs in South Florida's commercial real estate industry so far this year. I'll report more on the various moves in the weeks ahead.

But this trio of CBRE new hires got my attention. Grant Killingsworth, Kevin Morris, and Greg Miller are beefing up the local CBRE ranks.

“Statewide, retail sales are above the national average, and 2014 was another record-setting year for tourism,” Krasnow tells GlobeSt.com. “Strong fundamentals position Florida—and particularly South Florida—for another year of strong performance across all sectors, particularly multifamily and retail. These strategic new hires will help us fortify our office, multifamily, and investment properties teams to meet robust demand in each of these categories.”

Killingsworth joined CBRE as first vice president on the Occupier Services team in South Florida. He will focus on tenant representation. Killingsworth most recently served as senior vice president at JLL. There he directed the leasing and marketing of over 3 million square feet in the Miami Central Business District, including 1221 Brickell and the Espirito Santo Plaza.

Morris, an affordable housing specialist, joined CBRE as vice president on the Capital Markets team in Fort Lauderdale. Morris comes to CBRE from Marcus & Millichap, where he was a Top Ten Producer several times throughout his career and associate director of the company's National Multihousing Group.

Miller, an investment properties specialist, has joined CBRE's South Florida Investment Properties team as an associate. Miller relocated from CBRE's Pittsburgh office, where he was involved in the marketing and sale of income-producing office, retail, multifamily, industrial, and net leased properties totaling over $360 million.

Krasnow is clearing gearing up for a big 2015, as Florida's GDP remains at an all-time high, it is one of the fastest growing states in the country in terms of GDP, and it has surpassed New York as the third most-populous state in the nation.