BARCELONA- A tight supply of offices has driven up rents by 10% since the beginning of the year and a similar rise is expected in the second half, according to CB Richard Ellis.

LONDON-Jones Lang LaSalle has mounted a spirited defence of the Central London office market, pointing out that demand is still higher than it was a year ago. Rents in the City district have risen by 9% so far this year.

CLERMONT, FL-A Tallahassee judge rules Lake County should give a second five-year development extension to the Orlando owners of the estimated $1.2 billion, 1,434-acre mixed-use development, planned 25 miles west of Downtown Orlando. The project is one of the most controversial developments the largely rural area has faced in at least 50 years, oldtimers tell GlobeSt.com.

LACY, WA-The properties are five miles apart. Wal-Mart says it plans to open 140,000-sf stores on both sites by mid-2003. The nearest existing Wal-Mart locations are in Chehalis, Shelton and Puyallup.