DALLAS-Mediation between the two, with Boston's Spaulding & Slye on the sidelines, could start within six months. IDI wants repaid brokers' commissions for a 100,000-sf build-to-suit. A bankrupt tenant and the meaning of "occupancy" fan the fire.

LONDON-Six Continents, the world's biggest hotel group, has rejected a pounds 2.8 billion ($4.4 billion) bid for its pubs and restaurants business, according to company reports. The offer came from an undisclosed financier.

WHITTIER, CA-The Cerritos-based investment firm sees substantial upside in the 36-unit multifamily property, which it acquires via assumption of a conduit loan. The complex was traded with a low leverage loan assumption.

CHICAGO-Multifamily developers receiving city financial assistance will have to set aside up to 20% of the units in their projects priced to buyers earning less than the area median income or renters earning less than 60% of the median income.