ORLANDO-Continuing its decade-old strategy of buying land at the lowest possible market price and then holding the dirt for long-term appreciation or development, developer Daryl M. Carter and his associates paid three separate sellers a total $1.63 million for properties in Orange, Lake and Sumter counties.

POMPANO BEACH, FL-The Lexington, SC-based company paid approximately $2.78 million, or about $166,167 per acre, for the land here. The company may build a facility for its freight operation on the land but has no specific plans at this time.

LONDON-Billionaire financier George Soros will net pounds 10 million ($15.8 million) from the management buyout of self-storage firm Safestore.