BERLIN-A spate of development activities is underway in the neighborhood of the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport, which is slated to be operational by 2012.

MIAMI-Jones Lang LaSalle has hired Andrew Easton to work with its team that represents tenants in Miami.

HARRISON, NY-St Vincent Catholic Medical Centers has entered into a contract to sell St. Vincent's Hospital-Westchester, its behavioral health operations, to St. Joseph's medical Center.

WASHINGTON, DC-Mortgage Bankers Association has reported that mortgage applications soared last week by 4.9% compared to that of the previous week.

NEW YORK CITY-The Empire State Building's owner is urging the New York City Council to reject the construction of a proposed tower, 15 Penn Plaza.

NEW YORK CITY-Bank of America, which had recently settled into a new tower located at 1 Bryant Park, is on the look out for office space to the tune of 1 million square feet in Manhattan.

LAGUNA BEACH, CA-A report from Altera Real Estate shows that homes in Laguna Beach take longer time to sell compared to other areas of Orange County.

NEW YORK CITY-Twenty of the 163 units have been sold to date, three months after the conversion plan was approved.