SAN DIEGO- Zoo officials detailed the proposal Thursday. If approved by the City Council, the expansion could begin in 2005 and take about 10 years to complete.

MINNEAPOLIS-Locally-based HomeServices.com already had a major presence in Kansas City with J.C. Nichols Residential, and already is one of nation's largest real estate brokerage firms before buying a firm with 1,300 associates.

ATLANTA-The median per-unit price so far this year is $55,096, up 16% over $47,589 last year, reports Marcus & Millichap. Garden apartment sales in 2001 now total $339 million, a 31% jump over last year.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Grupo Gigante's U.S. arm is hunting for sites in Santa Ana and Anaheim. The grocer operates more than 200 stores south of the border, making it one of Mexico's biggest grocery chains.