PHOENIX-Patience and planning paid off for a local owner and developer who received two FHA-insured mortgages.

FORT WORTH-The local investor adds to its existing portfolio by purchasing a 157,000-square-foot warehouse building.

TULSA, OK-The first Aloft hotel in Oklahoma has opened here, and another one is planned for Oklahoma City.

HOUSTON-Panattoni's 486,720-square-foot spec industrial facility reaches 100% occupancy in less than 12 months.

CEDAR PARK, TX-Big Lots leases 33,742 square feet in Cedar Park Plaza, backfilling a grocery box that has been dark since 2006.

PHOENIX-The court says a portfolio of seven apartment complexes in Arizona totaling 2,759 units can be sold while in receivership.

DALLAS-The local investor purchases a 116-unit complex in Lafayette, LA, as part of a deed-in-lieu arrangement with a regional bank.

TUCSON, AZ-The San Francisco-based firm buys seven properties totaling 1,566 units here for $46.5 million - its largest buy this year.