ST. PAUL, MN-St. Paul Cos., like other commercial property insurers, is not eager to comment on the issue in the wake of the terrorist attack of the World Trade Center. The issue could end up in court, however.

BEAVERTON, OR-The software company hires a veteran of construction and management software to lead it deeper into the market and pursue new business opportunities in the real estate marketplace.

BOSTON-A package of affordable housing bills reaches the Senate here after passing the House. The legislation's most controversial element is its expansion of the definition of affordable housing to include mobile homes and those receiving federal rent subsidies.

LONDON-Pillar Property's City of London Property Unit Trust has revised its plans for Austral House in Basinghall Avenue, London EC2. A new planning application has been lodged extending the scheme to 247,464 sf.