WASHINGTON, DC-The rise is seasonally adjusted. On an unadjusted basis, the measure rose 7.1%, and was up 75.8% compared with the same week last year.

MCLEAN, VA-PRC has made a change in its property plans after being acquired by Northrop Grumman. C&W has been brought in to lease half of the 570,000-sf project.

WASHINGTON, DC-BridgeStreet Corporate Housing Worldwide buys Paris-based Apalachee Bay Properties, which represents about 300 units of housing in that European city. This is MeriStar's second European expansion.

WASHINGTON, DC-The health research organization will build a 96,000-sf public affairs center in the 13th block of G Street NW.

WASHINGTON, DC-These two government-sponsored enterprises led the way to $32.6 billion in mortgage originations during the first half of 2001, as players bank on multifamily housing as a safe investment bet no matter what the economy is doing.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA-The $12-million project has 188 rental townhouses. Built by Clark Realty Builders, the pair has now developed 900 townhouse units in Maryland and Virginia.

WASHINGTON, DC-With $200 million in a revolving fund for acquisitions, this company is looking to add to its assets, after recently acquiring a distribution center for Montgomery Ward in Brandywine, MD.

WASHINGTON, DC-A recent report by Grubb & Ellis details high vacancy rates, 39% nationwide. But the firm says the outlook is far from bleak. However, in this region, the pain is acute as space sits dormant and new construction is put on hold or abandoned altogether.