CHICAGO-Shopping centers continue to be at the top of most investors' shopping lists and are also the product of choice for many lenders.

Shopping centers, especially those anchored by quality grocery stores, continue to be at the top of most investors' shopping lists and are also the product of choice for many lenders, according to a random survey of lenders, brokers and owners conducted by Debt & Equity Journal. New trends are also surfacing in retail development, including a shift from enclosed mall development to lifestyle and community and neighborhood centers, says Nat Zvislo, research director at the Chicago-based Real Estate Capital Institute.

LEWISVILLE, TX-Owen Holdings Inc. picks up $17.2 million in a 10-year loan for the four-year-old, 90,122-sf shopping center.

AUSTIN, TX-La Corsha Hospitality Group and Seaholm Power LLC plan to open the 163-room Seaholm Plaza Hotel in 2009.

EL PASO-JP Morgan Mortgage Capital provides Houston-based Cash Investments a $5.28 million loan for two apartment complexes.

GALVESTON, TX-JMG Realty Co. of Atlanta pays $41.3 million or $156,400 per unit for the one-year-old, resort-style Club of the Isle.

GALVESTON, TX-JMG Realty Co. of Atlanta pays $41.3 million or $156,400 per unit for the one-year-old, resort-style Club of the Isle.

PLAQUEMINE, LA-Officials in this Mississippi River city will break ground in late 2007 on the third phase of a 118-year-old reconverted waterfront site.