SAN DIEGO-A lethal combination of over-regulation and NIMBYism is hobbling attempts to solve California's escalating housing crisis, according to builders.

AUBURN HILLS, MI-The Ferndale-based trend restaurant moves past 20 new openings in US by opening near the campus of Oakland University. More store openings are planned in the near future for Boulder, CO and West Palm Beach, FL.

TEMPE, AZ-A private investor has purchased a Tempe apartment complex for $11.8 million, which equates to more than $48,000 per unit.

PORTLAND-The 12.25-acre property, valued at $22 million, includes a 139,000-sf administration building, a 51,000-sf truck shop, three fourplex apartment buildings and a house. The seller is Consolidated Freightways, from which CNF spun off in December 1996.