PHOENIX—In two separate financings, both funded within three weeks of application, Eagle Group Finance has provided short-term loans secured by a creative office building in Phoenix and an industrial building near Reno.

SAN JOSE, CA—Determining whether an open or closed office will work better depends on the user's unique requirements, Cresa San Jose's Robin Weckesser writes in this EXCLUSIVE commentary.

The strength of San Diego's local economy and the availability of capital are supporting interest in the region. Even though San Diego is a smaller market on the West Coast, institutional investors sustain because of the industrial base. Out-of-market capital from Orange and LA counties are bidding up office assets as users expand in response to the flourishing biotechnology sector. Hear from investors, institutional and otherwise, as they discuss the factors that pique their interest in the region.

With little undeveloped land in the greater San Diego area, developers are embracing alternative strategies to update space and create environments to meet modern live-work-play demands. How are existing assets being transformed from stale to savvy across property types? As San Diego represents market leadership in both adaptive re-use and green development, hear from those developing in San Diego as they discuss best practices and their approach to opportunities and challenges in the space.

AUSTIN--Apple Inc. has taken a bigger bite into the Austin office market.

HOUSTON--On behalf of Insite Realty, JLL's Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of Ashford Place II & III, two class B properties in the Energy Corridor.

DALLAS--CBRE Capital Markets' Debt & Structured Finance group in Dallas has arranged acquisition financing for a two-property multifamily portfolio comprising more than 700 units in Dallas.

PHOENIX—Kurt Rosene, head of NOVO Development, was honored with the Award of Excellence at the 2014 Best of NAIOP event at the Arizona Biltmore.