STAMFORD, CT-The Ashforth Co., a real estate investment firm based here, has paid approximately $61 million for the 480,000 sf Valley Forge Office Center complex in King of Prussia, PA.

ATLANTA-Funds from operations for the third quarter were $22.5 million, or 75 cents per share, versus $23.7 million or 73 cents per share for the same quarter in 1999.

ORLANDO-The Florida Department of Transportation has to make a Solomon-like decision in December on the route of a 200-mile fast train linking Port Canaveral, FL, Orlando and the Tampa-St. Petersburg market.

MINNEAPOLIS- Sales were up for the big home builder were up 24%, but the backlog fell slightly due to the firm's exit of the Orlando, Ft. Myers and Indianapolis markets.