POULSBO, WA-Plans to put an Olympic College branch here have been placed in limbo, along with $300 million in construction projects being halted state wide because of an ailing economy.

FRISCO, TX-Hall Financial Group is working the multifamily market, hawking 12 communities for $73.7 million and lining up $100 million in refinancing for 18 others. You just can't ignore the rates or buyers' appetites, says a Hall senior VP.

COSTA MESA, CA-Locally-based development giant C.J. Segerstrom & Sons wants to build a 93-acre mixed-use project on a parcel currently used to grow lima beans. It received the Planning Commission's blessing earlier this week.

LONDON-CLS, the Anglo-French investor, has bought two more office properties in Lille, Northern France to add to its high-yielding portfolio.