PARIS-The portfolio comprises 31 hotels in France, 10 in Belgium and seven in Germany with a total of 6,300 rooms.

MADRID-The bank has set a lease-back contract for a term of 30 years, which includes a buy-back option.

OSLO, NORWAY-Pandax, a joint venture of Eiendomsspar and Sundt, is the buyer. The venture will now have 119 hotels in nine countries.

HAMBURG, GERMANY-Despite turbulence in property investment caused by the financial and economic crisis, interest in sustainable building remains high.

BERLIN-The trend toward smaller developments, observed already in 2009, increased in the first half of 2010, according to consulting company Bulwien-Gesa.

MADRID-There’s greater demand for prime office assets, but rents are not yet rising, according to a report by the real estate firm

LONDON- In regard to distressed listings, a clear divide appears to be opening up between the US/European markets and the rest of the world, according to RICS officials.

PARIS-The company sold a 51% share of the 968,000-square-foot O’Parinor center to the National Pension Service of Korea, and plans to lop off another 24% for $134 million next year.