PHOENIX-In three separate transactions, Cole Real Estate Investments has closed on office and back office space, paying a total of $56 million to LBA Realty of Irvine, CA.

DALLAS-Axiometrics Inc.'s August 2013 figures show an annual effective rent growth of 1% in the Oaklawn submarket, down significantly from the 12.3% reported just two years ago. The cause: More construction.

HOUSTON-Susan Hill (HFF), Connie Rankin (ITRA Global) and Sue Rogers (Cresa) are among the 45 Women of Influence nationwide discussed in the July/August 2013 issue of <b>Real Estate Forum</b>.

AUSTIN-Kristi Simmons with locally based Aquila and Jessica Ochoa, who is with CBRE's Houston office, are two women named as future leaders in the July/August issue of Real Estate Forum.

FLAGSTAFF, AZ-American Campus Communities is building a 328-bed residence hall to serve Northern Arizona University; completion planned for August 2014. The $19 million project is an extension of the 550-bed Suites, completed in 2012.

IRVING, TX-A little more than a year after buying the three-building, 620,000-square-foot office complex, the Toronto seller disposes of the asset to GI Partners.

HOUSTON-Months after closing on the 1.3-million-square-foot, three-building office and retail complex, Cousins works with HFF to secure financing on the Galleria submarket property.

HOUSTON-On Sept. 29, the developer will begin building Town Centre I, a class A office building and cornerstone of the Town Centre Complex.