DULLES, VA-The proposed 175-room Residence Inn-Dulles Airport becomes a reality as developers Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Companies announce plans for construction on the hotel to begin late next year.

ORLANDO-Randall C. "Randy" Morris, Seminole County commissioner since 1994, had his $50 million development approved after discussing the project by phone with a fellow commissioner--an alleged violation of Florida's Sunshine Law, the commissioner's critics charge.

SAN DIEGO, CA-According to research by Hendricks & Partners, the San Diego County apartment market experienced positive absorption in the second quarter of 2002, with net move-ins at 1,040 units. The figure marks a significant change from the same period last year when the number of net move-ins was recorded as 133 units.

MIAMI-The two companies have purchased Lakes Plaza, a 45,000-sf, 55%-occupied, 15-year-old office building for $4 million or $88.88 per sf.. The deal marks their second joint-venture acquisition in Miami Lakes, F, in the last 10 months.