SANDSTON, VA-Local hotel developer and owner Shamin RIC Hospitality opens the doors of a new Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel. Located near the Richmond Airport, the six-story luxury property offers 125 upscale suites, as well as 2,500 sf of meeting space.

CHICAGO, IL-CenterPoint Properties Trust signs leases totaling 2.1 million sf, filling 1.1 million sf in the largest industrial portfolio in the market. Deals include a 250,000-sf lease in west suburban Northlake.

ORLANDO-Taylor Woodrow Communities, a Sarasota, FL-based subsidiary of London-based Taylor Woodrow plc, and U.S. Security Associates Inc. of Roswell, GA are accused of negligence on a road project near the home of 19-year-old Cory Erving in May 2000.

LONDON-A new survey by the Woolwich building society indicates that property buyers will pay huge sums to secure the house or flat that each of them wants. Consumer confidence in the market is soaring.