BALTIMORE, MD-The Municipal Mortgage and Equity board is declaring fourth quarter dividends of 42.25 cents per common share, payable Feb. 9. The annualized yield is 7.2%. Preferred shares dividends range from $6.25 to $13.

WILTON, CT-Louis Dreyfus Corp. has expanded its presence at Twenty Westport Road to a total of 128,000 sf, which brings the 335,000-sf property currently under construction to 95% occupancy.

DALLAS-The Dallas-based Hearthside Extended Stay hotel chain has a new promoter. Villager Franchise Systems, a Cendant division, will be looking for franchisees in exchange for its name attached to Hearthside's, which gains a nationwide presence with the pact.

ATLANTA-Glenn Kolker, a leasing and marketing principal for five years, is focusing on filling up the developer's 160,000-sf Royal Ridge office building scheduled for completion in June.