Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced that they will suspend foreclosures from Nov. 26 to Jan. 9 to work out loan modifications with troubled home owners.

Federal Express' ground division has proposed a 300,000-square-foot facility on 20 acres near the junction of Airway and Michael Faraday roads on Otay Mesa, but no sewer resolution means no project.

A 1,600-square-foot service station at 3401 College Blvd. in Oceanside, 92056, has been sold for $1.66 million.

Many North County detached homes have above San Diego County median price tags, but they are not necessarily selling as well as their low-end counterparts, according to statistics from both the San Diego Association of Realtors and the North San Diego County Association of Realtors.

The steel is going up at one of the largest hospital projects in the country -- Palomar Medical Center West in Escondido. Soon, commuters driving on Interstate 15 and state Route 78 will be able to see the steel framework of Palomar Pomerado Health's Hospital of the Future project across the North County skyline.

A 16,247-square-foot light manufacturing building at 4830 Viewridge Ave. in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego, 92123, has been sold for $3.3 million.

A triplex apartment property at 366, 336 and 370 22nd St. in downtown San Diego. 92102, has been sold for $159,000.

The 32-unit Palisades Pointe Apartment complex at 2828 University Ave. in the North Park area of San Diego, 92104, has been purchased for $5 million.

The 99 Cent Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) has signed a 10-year, $3.4 million lease for 24,661 square feet of retail space at San Marcos Village at 155 Rancho Santa Fe Rd., San Marcos, 92078.

A 16.100-square-foot industrial condominium space at 8057 Raytheon Ave., in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego 92111, has been sold for $435,000.