ISSAQUAH, WA-Other real estate sectors may be struggling with pre-leasing and vacancy rates, but Eric Rovner says retirement centers are faring better. Scheduled to open next fall, University House at Issaquah already has deposits on nearly three-quarters of its units.

SAN FRANCISCO-The planned fall opening of a 252-room boutique hotel has been pushed back by the fire at Fisherman's Wharf this week. The five-alarm blaze destroyed a portion of the historical site that the hotel was being built on.

PORTLAND, OR-The Portland outpost of Zions Small Business Finance, a Division of California Bank & Trust, has gained the Small Business Administration's "Preferred Lender" status, which means faster loan approvals on real estate purchases, among other things.

WHITE PLAINS-Officials with Simone Development Companies of New Rochelle say that they are close to signing a 50,000-sf lease at its Hutchinson Metro Center project in the Bronx and have just filed plans to build a new 48,000-sf office building in Westchester County.