LOS ANGELES-Apartment developers here and across the US hope Bush Administration or Congress will intervene before new tax is slapped on Canadian lumber next week. The 19% increase is expected to be followed by an even bigger hike later this year.

BURLINGTON, WA-As the retail hub of Skagit County, the small northwest Washington town of Burlington between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. is prospering. It is attracting new developments of all types in ever-increasing numbers--and traffic problems that mimic urban snarl.

SAN DIEGO-Two of the nation's largest multifamily property managers and developers announced they've entered into a unique joint venture with the US Navy to develop and manage military family housing here.

BURLINGTON, WA-As the retail hub of Skagit County, the small northwest Washington town of Burlington between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. is prospering. It is attracting new developments of all types in ever-increasing numbers--and traffic problems that mimic urban snarl.