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         <title>Fitch: CRE Losses to Increase into Next Year</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Fitch-CRE-Losses-to-Increase-into-Next-Year-1633.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Good news in the commercial real estate world seems to be in short
supply these days. In a study released earlier this week by Fitch
Ratings, they�re indicating that losses will increase this year and
next for the U.S. CMBS.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Specialization Helps Close Deals</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Specialization-Helps-Close-Deals-1635.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[In most sports, coaches use specialists to deal with pressure situations. In football, for example, they will bring in a slash-type runner on offense to cross the goal line or a pass rusher on defense to sack the quarterback. These specialists have specific skills and in many cases prove to be the difference between victory and defeat.�For those in real estate, and particularly with Stan Johnson Co., specialization is the maxim for those that want to succeed in these trying times and get deals closed, no matter what the size or complexity.�]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>  Germany's Promising Discount Retail Market Lures Behringer Harvard </title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/-Germanys-Promising-Discount-Retail-Market-Lures-Behringer-Harvard--1632.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[With the recession having taken a chunk out of consumers' pocketbooks
around the world, the retail real estate market has been struggling for
quite some time, and the situation is no different in Germany. However,
the discount retail sub-sector is thriving in the country, and
Dallas-based commercial real estate firm Behringer Harvard has
positioned itself to capitalize on related development opportunities
with the recent formation of Behringer Harvard German Retail, a joint
venture with Hanover, Germany-based real estate investment and
management company Rahlfs Immobilien GmbH. ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>7 Come 2011</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/7-Come-2011-1636.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[There have been hints for awhile that some of the most well-known titans in the industry were about to be dealt some major losses. Last week�s news was that the deal for Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan�s most high-profile apartment complex, appears to be moving toward default. According to the report in the Wall Street Journal, the equity investors and many of the lenders associated with this apartment complex, including several state pension funds, may well see most (if not all) of their investment gone.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Economy Watch: No Rush to Build More Houses</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Economy-Watch-No-Rush-to-Build-More-Houses-1629.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. housing starts posted a gain in September, but only a modest one,pointing to a still-modest rate of recovery for the overall economy.According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the rate of new homestarted inched upward by 0.5 percent during the month to a seasonally adjustedrate of about 590,000 units. Ever-optimistic economists, it seems, wereexpecting more.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Graying of America: Age and Opportunity</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/The-Graying-of-America-Age-and-Opportunity-1624.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The graying of America may arguably be one of the single most dramatic demographic megatrends shaping our landscape. Although the U.S. population growth for individuals age 55 and over during the past nine years hasn�t been impressive�from 21.06 percent to 24.17 percent�growth for individuals age 55-64 increased by 30 percent over the same period. Given that the oldest Boomers turned 63 this year, maybe it�s time investors consider the opportunities this megatrend offers.�]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Distressed Debt Sales Likely to Soar</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Distressed-Debt-Sales-Likely-to-Soar-1621.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Like moths to a flame, investors these days are forming around what
some believe could be the biggest distressed debt sales market since
the days of the U.S. savings and loan crisis, according to a recent
Ernst &amp; Young survey.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>MBA Report: Recession Over, But Impact Will Continue Next Year</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/MBA-Report-Recession-Over-But-Impact-Will-Continue-Next-Year-1620.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's forecast for 2010, the
good news is that the recession is over; the bad news is that the
country will continue to reel from the ramifications next year. ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Economy Watch - Foreclosure Efforts Not Paying Off?</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Economy-Watch-Foreclosure-Efforts-Not-Paying-Off-1607.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Is the federal effort to forestall residential foreclosures all the administration is cracking it up to be? As reported by CPE,
late last week the U.S. Treasury Department was trumpeting 500,000 as
the number of homeowners who have had their mortgage payments
(temporarily) lowered under the Making Home Affordable program, which
began earlier this year.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Investors Prepare to Increase Activity in MF Market in 2010</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Investors-Prepare-to-Increase-Activity-in-MF-Market-in-2010-1609.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The multifamily market has not escaped the ravages of the economic
downturn, but investors are bullish on the commercial real estate
sector for 2010. According to Jones Lang LaSalle's 2010 Multifamily
Forecast Survey, 90 percent of the 200 owners and operators surveyed
plan to boost their activity in the sector next year, compared to the
68 percent of respondents who had such plans last year.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Economy Watch: Blackstone Takes Amusement Parks</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Economy-Watch-Blackstone-Takes-Amusement-Parks-1600.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[It seemed like an announcement from the good old days (2006, say):
Blackstone Group L.P. is buying a sizable chunk of real estate. But it
was in fact on Wednesday when the buyout giant told the world that it
was going to spent some $2.7 billion to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev NV�s
amusement parks.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>$554B Corus Portfolio Sale One of Biggest Splashes Yet in Distressed Market</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/554B-Corus-Portfolio-Sale-One-of-Biggest-Splashes-Yet-in-Distressed-Market-1604.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[With the global financial crisis and frozen credit market having taking
their toll, many property owners have been forced to sell distressed
assets at bargain-basement prices just to survive. And for those
investors who can still access financing, like partnership Northwest
Investments L.L.C, opportunities abound to buy premium properties on
the cheap.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Finicky Tastes</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Finicky-Tastes-1594.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The pronouncement earlier this month by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the recession was �very likely over� was scoffed at by some business leaders and economists who believe that, unfortunately, the economy is not out of the woods yet. To the Fed chair�s credit, he did note that while the economy is in recovery, the improvement at least for the short term will be moderate. And the good news, as reported by Real Capital Analytics Inc., is that the net lease market is �a relative bright spot in a dim marketplace.��]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Dog Days of Distress</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Dog-Days-of-Distress-1595.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Long lines of cash-rich investors, including REITs, are forming around what some believe could be the biggest distressed debt sales market since the days of the U.S. savings-and-loan crisis, but Ernst &amp; Young L.L.P.�s latest survey of those investors suggests this market won�t follow quite the same pattern it did in the 1990s.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A Ray of Sunshine?</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/A-Ray-of-Sunshine-1597.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The capital markets are on hold right now. The news is all about the lack of debt capital to refinance maturing loans and, on the flip side, the growing pool of equity capital waiting to invest in distressed assets, primarily debt. At some point assets will begin to change hands, but whether that process resembles a dam breaking or a steady flow is uncertain.For a ray of sunshine, we must look to the leasing market.�]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Lenders Step Up Activity for CRE Investments in U.K.</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Lenders-Step-Up-Activity-for-CRE-Investments-in-UK-1599.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[For U.K. property investors looking to borrow, lending volume increased
from the first to the second quarter of this year, according to a
report by international real estate advisor Savills. The change i s all
about pricing corrections and a decrease in the cost of funding for
banks. ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>As Gov&apos;t Demand Buoys DC Office Market; ING Makes $73M Sale</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/As-Govt-Demand-Buoys-DC-Office-Market-ING-Makes-73M-Sale-1589.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Washington, D.C., office market may have reached a turning point in
demand as the region experienced improved fundamentals last
quarter�figures propelled by expanded demand for government office
space. And if deals like the recent $73 million sale of an office
building in Falls Church, Va., are any indication, buyers are taking
interest in the area�s strong demographics..]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>To Shore Up Balance Sheets, REITs Like Brandywine Look to Divest Non-Core Assets</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/To-Shore-Up-Balance-Sheets-REITs-Like-Brandywine-Look-to-Divest-Non-Core-Assets-1588.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[With loans still hard to come by, Brandywine Realty Trust is shoring up
its balance sheet, reducing leverage and preparing for investment
opportunities with the disposition of non-core assets, including two
properties in Trenton, N.J. The REIT just completed the sale of the
office buildings at 33 W. State St. and 50 E. State St., totaling
474,000 square feet, to a private investment group.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Economy Watch: MGM Cuts Condo Prices</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/Economy-Watch-MGM-Cuts-Condo-Prices-1585.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[In an effort to keep buyers from wriggling out of their deals, and as a
simple acknowledgment that the luxury condo market just isn�t what it
used to be, MGM Mirage and its partner Dubai World are slashing prices
for condos at their City Center development in Las Vegas by 30 percent.
]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>$330M HSBC Sale-Leaseback Makes Splash in Sluggish Market </title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/business-specialties/330M-HSBC-Sale-Leaseback-Makes-Splash-in-Sluggish-Market--1586.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[With the commercial real estate market still hindered by a chilly
credit market and declining property values, sale-leaseback activity
has dwindled, but London-headquartered HSBC Holdings plc's HSBC Bank
USA N.A. still sees some advantages in such deals. The financial
services company has signed a $330 million cash sale-leaseback
agreement with a subsidiary of Israel-based IDB Group for its
865,000-square-foot New York City headquarters.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:00 UTC</pubDate>
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