LONDON-The Governing Council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given the green light for the controversial merger with the National Association of Estate Agents.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA-Watson Land Co. pays $7.3 million for the fully entitled site. The transaction marks the developer's first major land acquisition outside of the South Bay.

SEATTLE-Could the Downtown office market here be reaching the bottom? According to Colliers' preliminary 2nd Quarter 2000 report, the area's vacancy rate was only slightly higher than last quarter's.

ORLANDO-The Atlanta-based cinema developer wins quick approval for its planned 16-screen, 3,750--seat, 75,000-sf multiplex project at the proposed $150 million, one million-sf Altamonte Town Center on the shores of Crane Roost Lake, seven miles north of Downtown Orlando.