CAREFREE, AZ-Guardian Technologies' subsidiary Palo Verde has laid out $800,000 for 100 acres in Wyoming and five acres in Colorado. One is ticketed for two equestrian ranches and the other, retail and commercial projects. Guardian's homeport is Carefree.

PHOENIX-The region's industrial market is playing follow the leader with the nation's economy in a downturn that only caution can correct. The latest Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona report records 1.9 million sf and cautions about too much too supply.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Multifamily sales throughout the Valley are strong, with the latest buy coming in north Scottsdale. A 330-unit complex has wrought $21 million in just six weeks of being listed. It could be a banner year, say brokers.

PHOENIX-The state Auditor General's office is gearing up for a move into 15,848 sf of office space at 2929 N. 44th St., taking the building to 100% occupancy. Brokering the five-year lease are teams from NAI Horizon and Grubb & Ellis.

QUEEN CREEK, AZ-A Canadian investor has paid $1.35 million for 30 acres of undeveloped land in Queen Creek, a small community 30 miles southeast of Phoenix. For now, it's a land bank, but planned freeway projects are sure to spark development.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-The 26,265-sf AT&T Building in north Scottsdale has attracted $186.57 per sf, setting a year-to-date sales record for back offices. Wildwood Hills Development of California has shelled out $4.9 million for the one-year-old structure.

PHOENIX-Utah investor Scott Keller has reaped more than $31,600 per unit for the 98-unit Silver Tree Apartments in west Phoenix. In all, Highgate Properties of Los Angeles has shelled out $3.1 million in the Marcus & Millichap-brokered sale.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-The Village Inn in Scottsdale's northern submarket has changed hands in a $1.2-million deal. Leon Schneider, a Beverly Hills, CA-based investor has acquired the eatery from seller CNL Restaurant Property Services.