SAN DIEGO-Despite efforts to disqualify him, the judge assigned to the case will continue to hear the latest lawsuit challenging the proposed downtown San Diego ballpark -- at least for now.

SAN DIEGO-The San Diego County office and industrial/R&D markets are poised for a year of stability and even modest growth in 2002, according to a new report by Burnham Real Estate Services.

PHOENIX-Overall vacancy in metro Phoenix spiked to 9.84% at the close of 2001, up from 7.38% a year earlier. What will 2002 bring? Another 2% increase, says a leading executive. The good news is that all submarkets escaped negative absorption.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-The developer is erecting a build-to-suit in Southfield for a credit union, and has just bought a 174,392-sf office building here from the Archon Group L.P. of Irving, TX.