BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-Real estate magnate A. Alfred Taubman, founder of Taubman Centers Inc., is charged in international price-fixing conspiracy, allegedly while he was chairman of Sotheby's Holdings Inc. from 1983 to 2000.

SAN DIEGO-Like the office absorption figures released last month, a new report by Burnham Real Estate Services shows a dramatic downward spike in industrial and R&D leasing in San Diego County through the first quarter.

TROY, MI- John Foster, formerly vice president and general manager for Cole National Co. where he was responsible for the startup of Target Optical, will head up the retailer's construction, design and market strategy.

PHOENIX-Another Valley apartment complex has changed hands. In this sale, a Tucson firm has spent $4.4 million for the 142-unit Cobble Creek. A New York-based investment firm is the seller.