ORLANDO-Appeals Court sends bizarre land deal case back to Circuit Court for a new trial, possibly in October, GlobeSt.com learns. Meanwhile, Universal's 70-acre, $100-million vacation rental venture in southwest Orlando is on hold until the issue is resolved.

LONDON-CB Hillier Parker's latest UK Rent and Yield Monitor shows property values falling in West End offices and high street retail. Occupier demand is patchy and rental values have eased back in some markets.

BOSTON-Developer Frank Keefe reportedly has his eyes on Saint Anthony Shrine, the Franciscan Friar's chapel here in the heart of Downtown, into a 30-floor office tower. The $200-million project would replace one of the area's most well known chapels.

LONDON-Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, has outstripped all other areas of London with a 5.8% leap in house prices in May 2001, and a 9.4% uplift in the first half of the year.