ORANGE COUNTY, CA-According to DataQuick statistics, the major chunk of homes sales for 1H10 in Orange County was reported from the South County.

NEW YORK CITY-The owner, Joseph Moinian, of an empty five-story building at 237 W. 54th St. is on the lookout for partners to construct a hotel at the site.

WASHINGTON, DC-Fannie Mae is set to launch a borrower-facing outreach site, which will provide distressed homeowners information on foreclosure alternatives and retention strategies.

NEW YORK CITY-Ruder Finn Group's operating division, RF Binder Partners has renewed the lease of its 21,672-square-foot headquarters in at 950 Third Ave. for a period of 10 years.

NEW YORK CITY-A lawsuit has been filed by Brown Harris Stevens, a real-estate broker, alleging that a commission of $880,000 was unlawfully denied to one of its agents in the 1009 Fifth Ave. townhouse sale to Carlos Slim.

NEW YORK CITY-Cord Meyer Development Co. is planning to buy an old tennis stadium from the West Side Tennis Club based in Queens and transform the stadium into condos.

NEW YORK CITY-Allianz Global Investors has signed a 20-year lease for 213,000 square feet of space at 1633 Broadway.

NEW YORK CITY-Oren's Daily Roast has inked a lease for 12 years for 1,179 square feet at 1440 Broadway, at West 40th Street.