NEW YORK CITY-Manhattan apartment hunters aren't being frisked or interrogated when they submit their rental applications. In fact, except for an increased emphasis on verifying prospective tenants' employment and income, the city's residential leasing process has remained largely unchanged following the World Trade Center attacks.

BOWIE, MD-Prince George's County residents now have a new 86-store mall to peruse, with the official opening of the Bowie Town Center. Simon Property Group of Indianapolis is owner and operator of the $100-million open-air complex.

WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., reports that it has granted a Four Points by Sheraton franchise to its first Mexican hotel property located in Monclova, Coahuila.

BONITA SPRINGS, FL-However, the locally based developer of luxury single-family and multifamily communities reports the value of contract orders increased by 33% for the month ended Oct. 30. Bonita Springs is 134 miles northwest of Miami.