GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-The African Evangelical Church of Arlington has secured a building and adjoining land in two transactions, handled by Henry S. Miller Commercial. It's the first step toward a new church for the parish.

DALLAS-It's not that Konover Property Trust doesn't like Texas, it's just not east enough for the North Carolina-based REIT, which is looking to sell all Lone Star State holdings. Credit Suisse First Boston has been hired to find a taker for 28 outlet centers, including five in Texas.

DALLAS-One of the metroplex's most prominent commercial real estate professionals, Samuel Dabney Ware, joins the board of directors for Web-Real-Estate.com. In another appointment, HQ Global Workplaces has lured a veteran to its ranks as the new vice president of real estate.

NEW YORK CITY-Insiders see repositioning to better serve markets, but no major re-invention of its market focus and absolutely no plans to close doors entirely.

DALLAS-In a quiet change of guard, the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors has replaced its executive vice president with a nonprofit veteran, sans a commercial real estate background. NTCAR also has absorbed its Central Texas counterpart.

NEW YORK CITY-One source within the beleaguered info-provider says all six field offices will be shuttered.

DALLAS-Time for a change, say three business operators who sign for new space in the metroplex. The Cushman & Wakefield has brokered deals totaling 25,820 sf for industrial sites in Dallas, Lewisville and Coppell.

FT. WORTH-It's a well-known fact in the metroplex that the Hillwood team gathers in its lobby and rings a ranch-hand's dinner bell each time a big deal is signed. This year, the bell's ringing a lot. The latest lease, 228,000 sf, could push Hillwood over its all-time record.