A NAIOP study finds that a faster permitting process is a popular incentive.

The firm continues its JV program with a $120-million partnership.

GLENDALE, AZ-Shooting for a 2,000-unit portfolio by 2010, 3 Street Financial gets Quail Point Apartments in an off-market deal. It will put $1.8 million into its retooling.

TUCSON-With new 10-year lease in hand and value realized, Grubb & Ellis sells a 135,760-sf building to a San Jose, CA-based group making its first out-of-state buy.

DALLAS-The sales continue from liquidity problems and Nasdaq delisting.

FORT WORTH-The new owner of the Oil & Gas Building/Commerce Building complex is building on improvements, but goes after traditional office tenants, too.

HURST, TX-Indecision stretches sale, but the attraction of stable rent roll and good pricing keeps buyers plugging.

IRVING, TX-A 66,000-sf lease for a healthcare tenant includes 1,500 sf for a quick-serve medical clinic. The landlord plans to roll out clinics in other buildings in its local portfolio.