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	Top Stories for the Week of May 12, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage SVN Selling Offices to Focus on Franchises IRVINE, CA-Sperry Van Ness places its 10 corporate offices on the market to focus entirely on expansion through franchises, which have led the company's growth. GSE to Raise $6B Despite Q1 Loss WASHINGTON, DC-Fannie Mae is planning to raise $6 billion in new capital in the wake of rising credit losses for the agency. AmREIT On Track to Buy $2B Within Three Years HOUSTON-In a Q1 earnings call, the REIT's senior team regard 2008 as a launching pad for acquisitions. They say more product and fewer buyers are working in their favor. RE Forum's Aygoren Carranza Wins NAREE Awards DALLAS- Sule Aygoren Carranza earns a first-place award for a January 2007 article about corporate consolidations and runner-up in the best entry by a young journalist. Stem-Cell Grant Will Yield $1.1B in Projects SAN FRANCISCO-The institutions receiving the $271-million grant will invest upward of $1.1 billion to get 800,000 sf of facilities up and running within two years. Regency Forges Ahead with New Centers JACKSONVILLE, FL-The grocery-anchored retail developer has $1.1 billion invested in 48 projects. UDR Ready to Start Work on $1B Vitruvian Park ADDISON, TX-Ground breaks tomorrow on phase one of the developer's largest project in its history and the city's largest sustainable development. Build-out will take until 2017. Editorial Shifts Reflect REM’s Integrated Focus NEW YORK CITY-John Salustri becomes editorial director, while Ian Ritter takes the Online Executive Editor’s chair and Connie Gore is named the website’s national news editor. $960M Loan Funds 12M-SF Portfolio Buy NEW YORK CITY-Locally based iStar Financial Inc. acquires a 34-property portfolio located in 12 states. The portfolio consists of single-tenant office, R&D and industrial properties. CBRE Realty Trust, Duke Form $800M JV LOS ANGELES-The deal calls for the JV of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust and Duke Realty Corp. to acquire up to $800 million of industrial projects from Duke. $800M JV Names Properties for Acquisition LOS ANGELES-The newly formed venture of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust and Duke Realty Corp. plans to acquire six properties in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Texas. Energy Firm Plans $750M Power Plant WAWAYANDA, NY-The firm files plans to build a gas-fired combined cycle energy plant on a 120-acre site near Route 6 and I-84 here. Multifamily Market Feels Pressure From Economy DALLAS-The single-family housing meltdown has trickled into the multifamily sector in terms of investment, development and supply at NAREE's spring conference. JV Expects to Amass $636M-Plus Retail Portfolio LIVONIA, MI-Schostak Brothers & Co. and BVT Equity Holdings currently own a $136-million portfolio of shopping centers in 14 states. Tropicana Bankruptcy Filing Details Downfall LAS VEGAS-Court documents lay out the events that led to the filing, primary among them being regulators’ not renewing its license to operate the Atlantic City Tropicana. Atlantic Yards Rally Urges for Time Out BROOKLYN, NY-Despite delays, clouds of uncertainty, and a mega-rally to stop the $4-billion project, Ratner says the project is moving forward, and will be built in its entirety. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Swig MXD Tower Has Industry Confidence • Orange Regional Closes on $261M Bond Deal • Toll Proposes MXD Performing Arts Complex • Cantor Fitzgerald Launches Real Estate Group • University Starts on $210M Project for Growth • Linens ‘n Things To Close 12 Metro NYC Stores • Columbus Village Gets Permit Revocation Order • Broadway Rolling Out 200 State St. Tower • MIT Expands With $90M Portfolio Buy • Colony Realty Completes $82M Portfolio Buy	Southwest     Print Full Region • Broadway Partners Gets Contract for CBD Office • DeBartolo Ready to Start $150M Mountain Vista • TCC Working on MXD Plan to Support KBR Campus • Neiman Marcus Last Call Signs Anchor Lease • Hermansen Prepping Site for $100M-Plus MXD • Hermansen, Rosewood JV on $50M Boutique Center • Newquest, Koll Earmark 14 Acres for Office Plan • 82,574-SF Lease Renews Sale Talks for Empty Box • Morgan Stanley Leasing 71,174 SF for Saxon HQ • Lane Stakes First Austin Claim With 290 Units
Midwest     Print Full Region • KC’s Bond Issue Kicks Off $360M East Village • Casino Secures $340M Construction Financing • Edward Jones Seeks Rebate for $260M Expansion • Downtown Nixed, Centene Plans $215M HQ Redo • Downturn Creates Suburban Leasing Opportunities • Fisher/Sears Joins SVN, Expects $45M in Sales • TPC Sets Up 56,000-SF Medical Office Park • 48,000-SF Center and Outlot Sell for $7M • Clearblue, XO Renew Offices for 48,990 SF • Evenson To Lead Equis’ Twin Cities Office	West Coast     Print Full Region • A&B Properties Wins OK for 179-Acre Project • $126M Hypo Loan Funds Ygnacio Center Purchase • Amcal Unveils Affordable Housing Project • Tejon, Environmental Groups Strike Deal • Tiffany to Open Third Vegas Store at Citycenter • DBN Development Gets OK for Radio Square • Retail Center, Office to Surround Bar and Grill • Location, Control Key for Arroyo Market Square • Developer, School District Ink 15-Acre Deal
Southeast     Print Full Region • Simon Opens New Beachside Center • Crosland Begins Work on Upscale Retail • Kelly: Capital ‘Dam’ Won’t Stay Closed • AWES Launches Water Conservation Program • Apartment Investors Still Looking at Atlanta • South Florida Industrial Levels Out • Crossman Sees Success in Spite of Economy	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Merlin-Tatweer Alliance Debuts $249M Legoland • Wyndham Finalizes 10-Year Franchise Pact • Bosch-Siemens Signs 860,000-SF BTS Lease • ProLogis Buys $86M of Korean Industrial Assets • Cushman & Wakefield Opens New Asian Office
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