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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the Week of August 21-27

- The Dodd-Frank overhaul will impact private equity, real estate and hedge funds.

- Apartment buildings are leading delinquency rates in New York.

- Investors seem very eager about distressed retail opportunities.

- Wells Fargo is jumping back into CMBS.

- Believe it or not, commercial real estate actually made gains in the second quarter of 2010.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the Week of August 14-20

- Will the Federal Reserve, FDIC, SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission really be transparent in the Dodd-Frank Act?

- How much of an impact is the current housing market complicating things for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

- Bank of America is considering paring its stake in  BlackRock Inc., citing its not a core asset.

- The potential shake-up in ownership of bookseller giant Barnes & Noble has shopping center landlords nervous.

- Delinquent construction loans have reached a record level in the U.S.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the Week of August 7-13

- Bank of America is seeing very few requests from investors and insurers to repurchase sour loans.

- Could teaming up with REITs be a way for pension funds to boost their returns?

- Industrial Income REIT has been busy, buying 16 assets for $43.5 M.

- How does the Volcker rule change the game for private equity investments?

- Grant Thornton is predicting there will not be a recovery in commercial real estate until 2011.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the Week of July 31-August 6

- Could CMBS loan defaults really reach 15% by year’s end?

- REIT ETF’s might be volatile, but they are still performing well.

- According to IMF, commercial real estate is still a big threat to the economy.

- Screw inflation fears….are we headed for deflation?  Some fund managers think so.

- The once vibrant industrial market of Exit 7A in NJ now has a 48% vacancy rate.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the Week of July 24-30

- Despite Financial Regulation passing last week, is the financial industry trying to influence policy?

- Tim Geithner thinks the government should retain a mortgage guarantee.

- Would fair-value changes affect private equity and venture capital?

- A CMBS fund has filed a foreclosure lawsuit against a Florida building owner

- Starwood is planning to expand its presence in NYC.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the Week of July 17-23

- Is Tim Geithner the biggest winner of  financial regulation reform passing this week?

- Meanwhile, Barney Frank is aiming to tackle Fannie and Freddie.

- GGP is finally ready to emerge from bankruptcy…and on strong financial footing.

- Innkeepers USA Trust is readying for bankruptcy.

- Private Equity still seems to be shying away from real estate int he second quarter.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review for the week of July 10-16.

- The Senate approved sweeping legislation to revamp financial regulation.

- Blackstone was appointed manager of Bank of America’s Asian real estate fund.

- Financial reform could affect GE’s real estate assets.

- Firms that sold MBS to Fannie and Freddie are being subpoenaed.  Uh oh.

- Will apartment REITs soon be facing headwinds? Credit Suisse thinks so.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review - The Week of July 3-9

- CMBS is returning to middle market loans…just very slowly.

- Holy Schnikies!  The U.S. Government Made a good bet!  The TARP Program has turned a profit.

- Meanwhile, “Pretend and Extend” is now viewed skeptically. ( When was it not?)

- Commercial real estate bonds are under-performing the broader market.  Why?

- Pebblebrook, a hotel REIT, has continued its buying frenzy with a $105M Atlanta purchase.
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Commercial Real Estate Week In Review - The Week of June 26-July 2

- As if we learned nothing, CMBS is back, and property owners are taking advantage of the good rates and terms.

- Could financial regulation boost mortgage costs and limit choices?

- What are the benefits and challenges for nontraded REITs?

- One of the largest homebuilders, Lennar, has swung to profit.  What does this mean for housing?

- Despite the equity raised recently, REITs are not likely to go on a buying spree anytime soon.
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Commercial Real Estate Week in Review-June 20-26

-Fed not going to raise interest rates.

-Total amount of distressed commercial real estate down 11% since March.

-Medical Properties Trust acquires 3 hospitals for $74M.

-Commercial real estate prices up 4.7% since October.

-Retail Opportunity Investments Corp (Nasdaq: ROIC) acquires 5 retail centers for $90M.
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