ARLINGTON, VA-Real estate players in Northern Virginia say the office market immediately around closed Ronald Reagan National Airport, and the Pentagon, may benefit from the terrorist attacks. The General Services Administration is moving displaced workers from the Pentagon, one of the places struck by terrorists on September 11, into buildings GSA leases in the area.

WASHINGTON, DC-The increase is seasonally adjusted. On an unadjusted basis, the application index increased 20.6% and was up 128.7% compared with the same week a year ago.

STERLING, VA-This manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings has opened a new 15,000-sf store here, and renovated two other stores in Rockville, MD and Frederick, MD.

WASHINGTON, DC-Nearly 100 real estate professionals, association leaders and members of Congress gather here to talk about the near- and long-term implications of September 11 on the vast components of the real estate industry.

WASHINGTON, DC-The administrator for the agency that is the property manager for 40% of the space the federal government owns or leases seeks to alleviate what he believes is a serious problem of deferred maintenance in public buildings.

WASHINGTON, DC-The information technology and engineering services company will be the lead tenant in the 10-story, 287,000-sf building, which is adjacent to the federal Navy Yard.

WASHINGTON, DC-Later today, leaders from Congress, Wall Street and major real estate associations will gather to talk about how the industry has changed since September 11.

RICHMOND, VA-At the request of the New York Stock Exchange to go out and increase the number of independent members of its board, this REIT taps Colton, currently at Harvard University and the former chief executive of the National Association of Home Builders.