HOUSTON-According to three commercial real estate firms, demand for office space continues high, though non-core submarkets are more favorable.

AUSTIN-The life insurance company disposes of the 70%-occupied property to TriGate Capital following the marketing period that yielded 65 requests and 11 bonafide offers.

DALLAS-Real estate investor Jonas Woods in partnership with Third Point Opportunities Master Fund has acquired the CBD high-rise building from Berkadia, which had foreclosed on it earlier this year.

HOUSTON-Transwestern research affiliate Delta Associates reported an overall metro vacancy rate of 4.4% versus 4.6% a year ago. Look for further tightening throughout the remainder of the year.

DALLAS-Cushman & Wakefield of Texas' Q2 stats show absorption of more than 1.5 million square feet and a slowly dropping vacancy rate.

SCOTTDALE, AZ-The West Palm Beach buyer acquired 626 units (two multifamily properties) from Equity Residential Trust.

AUSTIN-<b>DealTracker</b>-Eric DeJernett with the company's local office will handle leasing for the soon-to-be-vacated 22,000-square-foot Austin Children's Museum. Southwest commercial real estate news follows.

ANTHEM, AZ-<b>UPDATE</b>-Regency Centers ends a decade-long hold of the 113,000-square-foot Anthem Marketplace, with its sale to Whitestone REIT brokered by Patrick Dempsey and Jan Fincham of Lee &amp; Associates.