BOSTON-Governor Jane Swift proposes a number of regulatory changes to the state's affordable-housing law. The move comes after the governor vetoed the legislature's housing bill this past summer, which included amendments to the law.

WASHINGTON, DC-Members of The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism go straight for the jugular in a recent letter to US Senate and House of Representatives conferees, and asks them to set aside political bickering differences in order to pass terrorism insurance legislation.

DETROIT-Overbuilding is not a problem, and as a result, there are no fire sales or foreclosures in the market, notes Paragon Corporate Realty Services. However, property owners are relying heavily on incentives to keep tenants they have and hold down vacancy rates.