CHARLOTTE, NC—Liberty Property Trust is readying to break ground on the first speculative industrial building to be developed in the Greenville-Spartanburg region in nearly five years. Why now?

MIAMI—Franklin Street's John Tennant tells GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire about a noticeable paradigm shift in retail leasing, especially as it relates to medical office tenants.

MIAMI—When The Shopping Center Group secured the leasing assignment for St. Johns Town Center, the center was only 86% leased with base rents in the low $20s per square foot. How did they get it to 100%?

ATLANTA—The sale is not surprising, given the state of the hotel market. Find out more about the deal--and the hotel market.

TAMPA, FL—Read about the first sale of a pre-2000 construction property in the University of South Florida submarket to trade for more than $30,000 per unit in more than five years.

MIAMI—The companies are no strangers. Find out what synergies they expect to drive from this mega-merger.

MIAMI—Find out who Adler tapped to lead its property management, sales, leasing and brokerage services.

ATLANTA—Columbia Property Trust, formerly Wells REIT II, is marketing a portfolio of 17 class A office properties in 12 markets across 11 states. Find out more.