RICHMOND, VA-For a total of $72 million, United Dominion Realty Trust Inc. acquires three apartment properties accounting for more than 1,000 units in North Carolina, Florida and Colorado. The purchases are part of the REIT's plan to own about 150,000 units in its core markets.

LOS ANGELES, CA-The five-year lease for about 27,500 sf at 2600 Wilshire Blvd. was signed on behalf of the Social Security Administration, which is housed on floors one and two of the five-story building.

PHILADELPHIA-The Atlanta-based owner's first mortgage loan is priced at 6.95%, 171 basis points over the applicable Treasury rate, and extends for 19 years. The shopping center in Allentown, PA was built in 2001 and is anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter.