Office Demand Is Down, and So Are the Deals (New York Times)
The credit crisis and recession crushed deal making in office buildings in 2008.

Commercial real estate (BizJournals)
Two years ago, the biggest problem for the commercial real estate industry was the construction cost for new buildings. For 2009, the problem might be no new buildings.

Four Dallas-area industrial buildings sold (Dallas Morning News)
Investor RREEF has sold four Dallas-area industrial buildings to a local partnership. The buildings in Carrollton and Richardson contain almost 250,000 square feet.

Industrial Park interchange on a fast track (The Florence Times-Daily)
A fast-track construction project to improve access to Barton Riverfront Industrial Park is moving forward despite a wet winter.

U.K. Commercial Property Index Fell Most on Record in 2008 (Bloomberg)
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. commercial property companies recorded their worst year in 2008 as real estate values plummeted in the global credit crisis.

REIT taps new head of development and construction (BizJournals)
Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) has appointed Wayne Lingafelter to serve as president of COPT Development and Construction Services (CDCS) and Corporate Development Services (CDS). He replaces Dwight S. Taylor, who is retiring. (OFC)