KENT, WA-The city is buying 17 acres that includes the contaminated Borden Chemical Plant and an adjacent property owned by Burlington Northern. The city's plan is to clean up the land and resell it to a private developer.

MINNEAPOLIS- Brokers say rapid rise in rents is due to low vacancy and a dearth of new projects. Only 640 units have been built so far this year.

STAMFORD, CT-At the opening of its marketing center on Friday, officials with Louis Dreyfus Property Group related that they are in serious talks with three major tenants for its Connecticut Place office tower. However, business interest thus far has emanated from the suburbs and not from the Big Apple as was expected.<p>