MADISON, WI-Looking to penetrate further into the Midwest market, the network of independent brokerage firms gains an office here. Six brokers from different real estate companies in the Madison-Milwaukee area decide to venture out on their own.

LAS VEGAS-The development site is adjacent to Interstate 15 near this city's southern border.

LAS VEGAS-The development site is adjacent to Interstate 15 near this city's southern border. The permit increases the hotel tower height to 530 feet from 410 feet and ups the unit total to 3,200 from 610.

SAN FRANCISCO-The locally based operator of a real estate listing Web site has applied for a Nasdaq listing under the symbol "LOOP." Terms have not been set for the offering.

PARIS-The 312,000-sf four-building block of properties here is acquired by a joint venture of SITQ, the Caisse des Depots, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and UMR. The seller is AGF, the French subsidiary of Germany's Allianz.

PARIS-The 312,000-sf four-building block of properties here is acquired by a joint venture of SITQ, the Caisse des Depots, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and UMR. The seller is AGF, the French subsidiary of Germany's Allianz.

NASHVILLE, TN-Publicly held Highland Hospitality Corporation of McLean, VA acquires the asset from Marriott International Inc. for approximately $114,000 per key.

SEATTLE-The provider of outsourcing services to the healthcare industry signs on for space being vacated by Washington Mutual. The bank is vacating some 1.2 million sf of lease space in Downtown in the coming months as it moves into its new Downtown headquarters.