Fisher Media Services has finalized the $160 million sale of Fisher Plaza, a two-building office complex in Seattle, to Hines Global REIT.

Lenders are warming up to the alternative-energy market, as evidenced by the $210 million financing package First Wind just acquired on behalf of its subsidiary, Palouse Wind L.L.C.

Harvest Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors have snagged a tenant for nearly half of the Towers at Great America in Santa Clara, Calif., as Avaya, a global business-communications firm, has signed a lease for 275,200 square feet.

The picture of the future that emerged at last week’s CoreNet sessions in Atlanta had a few key themes — mobility, flexibility, technology — and CRE professionals grappled with an industry changing at the speed of light.

Success in real estate requires optimism and the ability to identify opportunity under any circumstances. This year’s Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting opened with plenty of advice for tackling both short-term challenges and long-term market shifts.

Europe’s growing sovereign debt crisis topped the list of concerns at this year’s EXPO REAL, which drew 37,000 attendees to Munich this month.

Large, lightweight panels produced at the facility will make solar installations on commercial building rooftops more efficient, GE contends.

The solar energy services provider just obtained a $300 million three-year revolving credit facility through Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Rabobank.

A panel discussion at the 2011 GreenBuild conference explored options for energy-saving lighting, noting that 70 percent of energy consumed in North America comes from commercial and residential buildings.

The $43.1 million transaction represents Pillar’s crack at capitalizing on the rebirth of the Dallas-area tech market.