SANFORD, FL-A new appointee of the five-person board confirms she accepted a $200 Christmas bonus from HUD funds earmarked for tenants' services because other members did likewise.

LOS ANGELES-Writers and producers meet today in last-ditch effort to reach new contract before current agreement expires at midnight. Mayor Riordan says strikes by writers and actors could cost LA alone $6.9 billion and nearly 82,000 jobs, but other experts predict even more staggering losses.

MEMPHIS, TN-Mid-American Apartment communities, a medium-range apartment REIT with 15 properties in North and South Carolina, is paying a dividend of 19 cents per share on its series A cumulative preferred stock and a full-month dividen of 18 cents per share on its series B cumulative preferred.

HOUSTON-The 567,000-sf WiredZone holding at 5959 Corporate Dr. is a forerunner of the firm's up and coming projects. WiredZone is looking to add three million sf to five million sf this year.