Manulife U.S. REIT owns 11 office buildings, including one in downtown Jersey City. (Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) America's office-market woes are roiling a real-estate ...

CHICAGO -- Equity Office Properties Trust agreed to buy Spieker Properties Inc., the leading publicly owned office-building owner on the West Coast, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $4.65 ...