Houston

HOUSTON-Stewart Mortgage brings a 16-year veteran of the lending industry aboard to steer its e-title division. Kerry A. Stith hails from the ranks of PNC Bank's consumer lending departments. He assumes the role as division president and senior VP at Stewart.

HOUSTON-Two down, one more to go in public input sessions in Galveston, where officials are weighing a port merger with the Port of Houston. Galveston is the only required voting entity that has not OK'd the merger plan.

HOUSTON-A Houston investor has taken the title to a 45,000-sf warehouse along S. Interstate 35 in a deal brokered by NAI Partners Commercial and Southwest Realty Advisors. The property had carried a $650,000 asking price.

STAFFORD, TX-The Ludlow Co., a medical products distributor, is boxing up its wares and moving into more space at the five-building Southwest Techniplex. The firm has sealed a five-year deal for 37,772 sf in the flex office and distribution park.

HOUSTON-Tranwestern Commercial Services' Houston office is up and running on a new leasing assignment in the city's south central submarket. The 653,533-sf contract is for the eight-building Main Park Service Center and Main Park Distribution Center.

HOUSTON-Myers & Crow is gearing up to break ground on two more buildings at its NorthBelt Office Center. The Dallas-based developer has bought about 10 acres for two more buildings, totaling 106,050 sf.

HOUSTON-A valve manufacturer and a tire supplier have found new warehouse spots in the city. The two deals total 17,997 sf in the ongoing race for Houston's industrial space. Nutron heads to northwest Houston and Big State Tire goes to a northern suburb.

HOUSTON-An ad agency's downsizing has sparked a tenant shuffle in the 25-story BHP Tower. McCann-Erickson has subleased its space, inked a bridge lease and a more permanent pact all for the same building.