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SAN DIEGO-The dot-com meltdown fluffed up the county's office vacancy in the first six months of the year, according to statistics from CB Richard Ellis.

WASHINGTON, DC-CarrAmerica Urban Development LLC, a subsidiary of CarrAmerica Realty Corp. has been selected to assist in developing a second headquarters for the International Monetary Fund adjacent to its current headquarters.

COSTA MESA, CA-Three of the projects are in Orange County and two are in LA. The deals cover a combined 780,000 sf of space. The others are in LA County, San Diego County and Sacramento.

FAIRFAX, VA-Brookdale Investors Two LP has sold its Greenbriar Corporate Center here for $15 million. Carr Capital led a private investor group to acquire the building, which is located in the Fairfax Center submarket.

EAST HARTFORD, CT-Lend Lease Real Estate Investments has sold the four-building portfolio here to Baker Properties. CB Richard Ellis represented Lend Lease and Baker Properties in the transaction.

BELLEVUE, WA-The locally based Laptop Lane has announced the opening of its newest business center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The new Laptop Lane location in the North Satellite, between gates N8 and N9, is the ninth store the company has added this year.

AUBURN HILLS, MI-In a new twist, the company is moving out of business-friendly Auburn Hills after receiving a $1.7-million tax abatement for 10 years from Southfield. Kirco Development of Troy will build an $11-million facility.

LONDON-The Portfolio Property Fund has bought 52/54 Southwark Street, London SE1 from the Milton Group to show an equivalent yield of 8.65%. The fund has now bought 11 properties, and also invests in property company shares.