FEDERAL WAY, WA-The 35,000-sf former headquarters of the Washington Education Association on 9th Avenue here is acquired for $2.6 million by a foursome of Northwest real estate investors who plan to renovate and then sell off in pieces to dentists and physicians.

PORTLAND, OR-Swift Transportation of Phoenix acquires the 19.4-acre former Portland Speedway adjacent to the Portland Meadows Race Track and thee other adjoining parcels that it will develop for use as a new base of operations in the Portland area. The purchase price equates to $7.50 per sf.

PORTLAND, OR-Swift Transportation of Phoenix acquires the 19.4-acre former Portland Speedway adjacent to the Portland Meadows Race Track and thee other adjoining parcels that it will develop for use as a new base of operations in the Portland area. The purchase price equates to $7.50 per sf.

OSAKA-Panorama Hospitality KK, which manages hotels owned by Morgan Stanley's real estate funds, cuts a franchise deal with Cendant to convert the 16-story, 563-room hotel and conference center here to a Ramada as of Jan. 15, 2006.

OSAKA-Panorama Hospitality KK, which manages hotels owned by Morgan Stanley's real estate funds, cuts a franchise deal with Cendant to convert the 16-story, 563-room hotel and conference center here to a Ramada as of Jan. 15, 2006.

OAKLAND, CA-Pro-Shore LLC inks a regional headquarters lease at Pinole Business Park in Oakland; Bayport Warehouse & Distribution leases a building in the San Leandro Business Park; and Paceco Corp. signs a headquarters lease in the Whitesell Business Center in Hayward.

PORTLAND, OR-The locally based real estate investment firm pays $39.8 million for the 16-story, 229,000-sf Downtown office building here that is 85% leased. Earlier this month, Harsch acquired Cascade Square, a 91,864-sf suburban office building in Beaverton and two properties in Northern California.

SAN FRANCISCO-With $19 million in equity from CharterMac, the Related Cos. of California plans to develop a 236-unit affordable complex at Mission Bay, a growth corridor one mile south of the Financial District here that has been master planned for 6,000 housing units and five million sf of office space.