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NEW YORK CITY-Southeast Asia is not friendly to investors while their northern neighbors, China, Japan and Taiwan offer opportunities. Canada seems ripe for US developers while Europe, although anxious about the downturn here, is optimistic that a single European community will boost its markets.

IRVING, TX-JPI officially has cut the ribbon on an upscale community near Raleigh, NC. The 354-unit Jefferson at Cary Towne is one of 9,000 units in some 20 states that had been under construction at year's start.

HOUSTON-In an ongoing staff beef-up, Trione & Gordon has brought a finance director on board. The 20-year veteran, Mignon L. Heizer, had been director and controller for Houston law firm, Boyar & Miller.

ATLANTA-Developers Weaver & Woodbery Real Estate and Urban Realty Partners broke ground on the 85,000-sf former Puritan Mill soap factory in March and expect to complete the loft/office venture by year end.

LONDON-Parcels distributor Target Express has stepped up its acquisitions programme with deals in Coventry and Bristol. The company is opening a nationwide chain of distribution centres.

HOUSTON-Area brokers have closed deals to put tenants into One Woodbranch Center in W. Houston and Pine Forest Business Center in the city's northern tier. The deals, like others in recent weeks, signify the strength of the city's industrial market.

CHICAGO-Some wonder if the Chicago Sun-Times' riverfront site at 401 N. Wabash Ave. is suitable for the world's tallest building. However, Mayor Richard M. Daley's main concern is architectural quality.

NEW YORK CITY-Deal paralysis is hobbling the industry and should continue to do so until the first quarter of '02, say respondents to GlobeSt.com's latest Quick Survey.