DULLES, VA-This transaction, along with a handful of others, is raising hopes that the vacancies along Route 28 North are starting to lessen.

BOSTON-Holland & Knight is reducing its footprint to 105,000-square-feet, but staying put, says Boston Business Journal.

BURBANK, CA-The Los Angeles-based company's 12 new deals, including a 10-year lease here at 901 W. Alameda, are valued at approximately $5 million.

SHANGHAI-The 285-room property is on the top 18 floors of the 53-story South Tower, where HSBC recently moved its local headquarters into 22 of the other floors.

In the first quarter, home prices in New Jersey rose 2% year-over-year, to $436,900--another sign that the housing market is stabilizing.

PRINCETON, NJ-The property, which is part of the Corporate Campus at Princeton Forrestal Village, is leased to Novo Nordisk with 13 years remaining on the lease term.

NEW YORK CITY-Brian Ruane, who heads the insurance broker’s real estate and hotel practice, has been tapped to lead the new initiative.

PARSIPPANY, NJ-The firm is bringing on the leasing team of Joseph Nitti and John Kainer for the organization's industrial practice group.