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Short-sale risk: 'property flopping'
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Google tech: from Web crawl to full sprint
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RealHarmony: real estate matchmaking
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GE sells Supra lockbox parent
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Baird & Warner tool finds foreclosures
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Company says traffic has increased 276% since launch

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Brits reject far-flung destinations
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Downsizing the McMansion
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Agent's 'foolish' fix-it advice
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Pending Home Sales Down; Severe Weather Impacting Market
3/9/2010 3:55 PM

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NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
3/9/2010 3:52 PM

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: 121 ways to market yourself from NAR’s Right Tools, Right Now initiative; save up to 40% on select rentals from REALTOR Benefits® Program Partner, Avis and be aware…Read More

 
Are You a Powerful Negotiator? Experts to Offer Tips to Improve Your Negotiating Skills at Social Media Summit
3/9/2010 3:49 PM

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—RISMedia’s 2010 Real Estate Leadership Conference—‘The Real Estate Social Media Summit’—will provide the perfect backdrop for real estate professionals who are looking to capitalize, even in today’s challenging market.

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Home Values for Older Americans Begin to Rebound in Fourth Quarter 2009
3/9/2010 3:47 PM

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—Golden Gateway Financial, a financial resource for seniors and retirees, recently released new usage data from its online Reverse Mortgage Calculator that showed average home values for older Americans have halted their slide after remaining flat or declining…Read More

 
Focus on Opportunities and Success Will Come Your Way
3/9/2010 3:45 PM

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—Even in a difficult market, opportunities abound—real estate professionals simply need to know where to position themselves in order to best take advantage of them. Here, Roger Soderstrom, Owner, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty discusses how he positions his…Read More

 
Baird & Warner Launches Online Search Engine for Foreclosed Properties
3/9/2010 3:39 PM

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—Real estate brokerage firm, Baird & Warner launched a new interactive search tool that enhances the online experience of those looking for foreclosed property or houses, the company has announced.

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USA Cares Launches Military Lender Education Program
3/9/2010 3:38 PM

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—USA Cares has launched a new education course designed to provide loan officers with a clear understanding of how to work with military clients. Through the USA Cares Military Family Housing Lender Education Program-accessed online at www.usacares.org,…Read More

 
Why Good SEO Is No Guarantee That You Will Sell Homes Online Anymore
3/8/2010 4:00 PM

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Prudential Real Estate & Relocation Services Launches R&D Lab, Futuristic Immersive Technology at Annual Sales Convention
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Real Relief for Upside Down Home Owners
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Helmsley Estate Sells Manhattan Hotel
3/9/2010 9:50 PM
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BofA Ends Overdraft Fees on Debit Buys
3/9/2010 9:05 PM
Bank of America plans to announce that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations...Read More
 
Apollo Signs Citigroup Deal
3/9/2010 9:27 PM
Apollo's purchase of Citigroup's real-estate investment business would give Joseph Azrack a second tour of duty...Read More
 
European REIT Rollout at Hand
3/9/2010 9:01 PM
With European property markets beginning to recover from the market downturn and global recession, there are signs that the REIT revolution could be at hand....Read More
 
General Growth Lines Up More Capital
3/8/2010 7:01 PM
Mall owner General Growth Properties has bolstered its case for exiting from bankruptcy protection as a stand-alone company...Read More




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CoStar's Deals of Note for Tuesday
3/8/2010 8:39 PM
CHICAGO UBS Renews, Consolidates in Chicago By Andrew Deichler UBS is extending its stay at One North Wacker Drive in Chicago, also known as the UBS Tower. The Swiss financial services firm has renewed for 400,000 square feet in the office tower.....Read More
 
In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for March 7-13
3/8/2010 5:44 AM
In this week's edition of In The Pipeline, Forest City's Atlantic Yards mixed-use project is scheduled to finally break ground this week. Meanwhile, another long delayed development project, the Guasti Historic District in Ontario, CA,has begun with.....Read More
 
CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Mar. 7 - 13, 2010
3/7/2010 8:06 PM
This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at TJX Companies and Kohl's; closings, cutbacks, bankruptcy, default, receivership or foreclosure news at Swoozie's and the Northgate Mall; acquisition, merger, loan, sale.....Read More
 
CBRE Names CFO; Turns Over Reins of Private Client Group
3/4/2010 11:17 PM
Gil Borok was promoted to chief financial officer of CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. He takes over from Bob Sulentic who will continue as CBRE’s president running day-to-day operations and principal business activities worldwide. Both will report to CEO Brett.....Read More
 
Inland Acquires 16-Center Portfolio for $424M
3/4/2010 9:15 PM
Oakbrook, IL-based Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., the purchasing arm of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc., completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 16 shopping centers totaling 3.5 million square feet. The REIT acquired the portfolio.....Read More
 
CoStar's People of Note (Feb. 28-March 6)
3/4/2010 8:33 PM
This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, National, Northern New Jersey, Phoenix, St. Louis and Tampa/St. Petersburg. NATIONAL CBRE Names CFO; Turns Over Reins of.....Read More
 
Confidence in Florida Land Again
3/3/2010 9:09 PM
In a sale that may strongly signal the stabilization of Florida's troubled residential real estate market, Starwood Land Ventures LLC and Lennar Corp. finalized the purchase of 5,449 residential lots and 36 model homes in 38 Florida markets from Tousa.....Read More
 
Ceyden LLC Pays $1.1M for Shopping Center
2/28/2010 10:15 PM
Ceyden LLC acquired the Rainbow Dos Shopping Center in Hialeah, FL, from Malaga Enteprises Inc. for $1.06 million, or about $225 per square foot. The 4,730-square-foot retail center at 3700-3724 W. Palm Ave. was built in 1983. Jeff Stubins of New.....Read More
 
CocoWalk in Default on $79M Loan
2/24/2010 4:02 AM
The CocoWalk retail center in Coconut Grove, FL, is reportedly at least three-months behind on payments to CWCapital. CWCapital, who services the defaulted $79 million dollar loan, has already rejected two workout proposals. While moving forward.....Read More
 
Park N Fly Lot Changes Hands in Sale Leaseback
2/24/2010 2:01 AM
A private buyer acquired the 22.4-acre parking lot at 2200 N.E. 7th Ave. in Dania, FL, from Park N Fly Inc. for $4.6 million, or about $205,500 per acre. The property was leased back to Park N Fly. No buyer or seller brokers were involved in the.....Read More




Real Estate News:
 
Sluggish Miami Office Market Buoyed by 80,000SF Financial District Pre-Lease
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
While Miami's office market vacancy rate lingers beneath the U.S. average, it has not gone unscathed by the worldwide economic crisis. However, law firm Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod L.L.P's pre-lease of 80,000 square feet at the 576,000-square-foot 1450 Brickell office tower downtown has players in the Miami office market game buzz...Read More
 
Eyeing Market Opportunities, M-F Developer Expands into Acquisitions
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
After multiple quarters of dismal investment activity, new funds and investment entities are cropping up to capitalize on the discounted commercial real estate assets that are hitting the market. Atlanta-based Wood Partners L.L.C. has just entered the game, too. The multi-family developer has expanded its business platform to include acquisiti...Read More
 
Eola Capital Snags Interests in 7.6MSF Office Portfolio
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
The grip of the credit crunch is reportedly loosening for hopeful real estate buyers, and investors with cash on hand are mining the market for deals, but it is a rare occasion that a transaction involving the general partnership interests in a multi-million-square-foot portfolio transpires these days. Orlando-based Eola Capital, however, recen...Read More
 
Highwoods, USAA Partner to Build FBI Office
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
Highwoods Properties Inc. and USAA Real Estate Co. were awarded a build-to-suit lease by the U.S. General Services Administration to develop an approximately $45 million field office for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Charlotte, N.C. The joint venture is scheduled to begin building the 171,000-square-foot, five-story Class A office building...Read More
 
Post Sells Atlanta, Fairfax Properties for $100 Million
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
Post Properties Inc. sold Post Ridge in Atlanta to a locally based entity affiliated with Centennial Holding Company L.L.C. for $44.8 million following Monday's sale of Post Forest in Fairfax, Va., to an entity affiliated with Pantzer Properties Inc. for $57.5 million. CB Richard Ellis Inc. brokered the most recent transaction, while the Post Fores...Read More
 
IDI Leases 171,800 SF of Georgia Industrial Space
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
Real estate firm IDI has executed a 171,800-square-foot, five-yearlease in Lithia Springs, Ga., with Sensormatic Electronics Corp., aprovider of security and fire safety products and services for thecommercial and residential sectors.

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Crossman to Handle Leasing for 10.4MSF Publix Portfolio
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
Third-party leasing and management firm Crossman & Co. has been named the exclusive leasing representatives for all Publix-owned retail properties in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina.

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Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT to Buy South Carolina Portfolio
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Inc. agreed to purchase a 16-building portfolio from Greenville Hospital System of Greenville, S.C., including approximately 855,000 square feet of medical office and related space, for $161.7 million. The hospital system is among the largest healthcare service providers in the state and will continue to occupy 83 ...Read More
 
Brown Mackie College Leases 50,000 SF at Miami Herald Building
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
Brown Mackie College, a subsidiary of Education Management Corp., signed a 50,000-square-foot lease at One Herald Plaza in Miami, Fla.

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$325M Florida Mixed-Use Gets OK
10/28/2009 8:04 AM
CDS International Holdings Inc. has received approvals for its Atlantic Plaza II, a planned $325 million mixed-use community that will transform two city blocks in Delray Beach, Fla.

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