NEW YORK CITY-One of the properties is a townhouse complex that was acquired for $5.4 million; the other is a 17-story rental that was bought for $12.7 million.

PHOENIX-City leaders in the suburb of Surprise consider deal to build a $45-million spring training facility for the two baseball teams, both of which currently train in Florida.

COLUMBIA, SC-The state grows more than 15% in the 1990s, topping four million in population, the latest U.S. Census shows. Beaufort County, home of resort-laden Hilton Head Island, grew the most at 40%.

TACOMA, WA-Oxbow Capital Partners, a local venture capital company, cuts its commitment for space in the 130,000-sf building from 70,000 sf to 30,000 sf and the developers revert back to using the project's original name.