NEW YORK CITY—Deputy mayor Alicia Glen, former Congressman Barney Frank and a panel that included developers and housing advocates charted the key issues at the first-ever symposium on affordable housing's past, present and future.

SAN FRANCISCO—Store, that is. Ms. Real Estate looks at the pros and cons for one retail entrepreneur.

WASHINGTON, DC—JLL's Pete Briskman thinks the vacancy rate for lab space will drop to less than 3% before the end of the year.

PARSIPPANY, NJ— Groupe SEB USA, the US division of the French firm that makes a number of well-known small household brands, is leasing 31,164 square feet at 5 Wood Hollow Drive, owned by Mack-Cali, in Parsippany, NJ.