NORWALK, CT-The owner of the Shore Pointe office building and adjoining marina reports that it has sold the Norwalk-based waterfront property to Butera Properties of Frederick, MD for $9 million.

SPOKANE, WA-The commercial lender also is reporting that its fourth quarter could be down from a year ago, due to a problematic $135,000 lease that may have to be written off in the final three months of the year.

CUPERTINO, CA-After posting a 28% gain in its third quarter earnings Tuesday, Legg Mason upgrades its recommendation on the company's stock yesterday from "buy" to "strong buy," helping sending shares in the company to a new high of $14.53.

ORLANDO-The Orange County Housing Finance Authority is giving Bank of America and a local development team a $12-million, tax-free loan to kick off a $53-million mixed-use venture in the city's most economically-depressed neighborhood.