ATLANTA-Jason Frost, vice president of development at Cousins Properties, tells GlobeSt.com that having a debt-free building allowed the company to move fast to adjust pricing in a down market.

HIALEAH, FL-Greg Moross, chief operation officer of Sterling, tells GlobeSt.com that hhgreg's entrance into South Florida speaks to the strength of the region's retail market.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL-Mark Pateman, associate director at Cushman & Wakefield in West Palm Beach, tells GlobeSt.com the future of office buildings is LEED projects with open plans that allow tenants to adjust to scale quickly with limited expense.

COCONUT CREEK, FL-Robert Given, executive vice president in the Miami office of CB Richard Ellis’ Institutional Group, tells GlobeSt.com to expect additional new institutional capital to target South Florida multifamily properties this year.

MIAMI-Jason Mattox, chief administrative officer for Dallas-based Behringer Harvard, tells GlobeSt.com that South Florida offers the demographic underpinning that has the potential to support the tenancy in these assets over the long term.

MIAMI-Rick Etner, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield’s industrial brokerage in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, tells GlobeSt.com he expects positive absorption and declining vacancy rates to continue into the fourth quarter and beyond.

ORLANDO-Cole Whitaker, head of the Southeast Division of Hendricks & Partners, tells GlobeSt.com that Clermont properties are hot because the city won't allow new multifamily construction in this Orlando submarket.

ATLANTA-Paul Johnson tells GlobeSt.com that he and his brother, Bob, came moved to Grubbs to leverage a more robust platform in an environment that's 10 times worse than the S&L crisis.