NEW YORK CITY-A New York-based private equity firm, GTIS Partners, along with LGI Homes, has purchased about 2,200 home sites in Florida and Texas at rock-bottom prices.

BLOOMINGTON, MN-Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. has inked a lease with United Properties for 18,200 square feet of space at the Normandale Place office tower in Bloomington.

WASHINGTON, DC-The acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Edward DeMarco expressed doubts over the continual support of the Obama administration's housing plan, which plays an important role in assisting borrowers get mortgage loans.

NEW YORK CITY-Marvel Entertainment is relocating from its current location at 417 Fifth Avenue to a new location at 135 W. 50th Street.

BOCA RATON, FL-Madison Marquette has taken over the managing and leasing roles of two Florida retail centers, which include Channelside Bay Plaza in Tampa and Church Street Station in Orlando.

PHOENIX-An international shipping firm, Matson Navigation Co. Inc. is relocating to Phoenix Gateway Center.

BERLIN-A long-awaited project, which includes a retail, entertainment, restaurant, hotel and residential complex, located on Leipziger Platz, which previously housed the legendary Wertheim department store of Berlin, is set to start after much delays and legal conflicts.

WEST DUNDEE, IL-TA Associates Realty LLC, a Boston-based pension-fund adviser, has acquired the Amli at Canterfield, a 352-unit apartment complex situated in West Dundee, from a Chicago-based apartment investor, Amli Residential Partners LLC, for nearly $59 million.