SACRAMENTO-"The guest rooms have not been done in at least 10 years and so the renovation was long overdue," said Murray Dow, president, Dow Hotel Co. "Our goal is to bring the hotel up to the standard that it had when it opened.

ASPEN, CO-The Aspen Club Lodge has changed hands about three years after it had been bought and refurbished. Chicago-based Jupiter Realty is getting more than $20 million from Washington, DC-based Northridge Capital for the 90-room lodge.

DALLAS-Manhattan-based RealtyIQ is back in the news. Founder Bruce Weissberg has stepped down as CEO amid takeover talks. Rumor has it that the Octane Alliance is tossing out this lifesaver. As usual, no one's talking until a deal closes.

COEUR d'ALENE, ID-The chamber wants to develop a building with views of Lake Coeur d'Alene, but needs at least a piece of a 5,200-sf lot owned by the city to make it happen.