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	Top Stories for the Week of April 20, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage The Good, the Bad and the Government NEW YORK CITY-The three speakers at REBNY's TARP, TALF and PPIP Seminar, 'Will They Resolve the Credit Crisis,' offer positives, negatives and trends. Forecast: Rosen Sees Long Road to Recovery SAN FRANCISCO-'The world is structurally changed and it's going to take a long time to get back to a system that is sustainable,' the real estate guru predicted at an annual forecast event this week. VIDEO: A New Role for Appraisers NEW YORK CITY-Incisive Media's John Salustri speaks with Bob White (right) the founder of Real Capital Analytics, about appraisals' changing uses. Retail’s ‘Perfect Storm’ Blows In Some Good NEW YORK CITY-High-profile bankruptcies open up leasing opportunities even as the market waits for consumers and lenders to get back into the game. Webinar: Navigating the Retail Sector NEW YORK CITY-The event, starting today at 12:30 p.m. Eastern will explore challenges in the retail sector. General Growth Begins Court Restructuring CHICAGO-The sale of assets, including one or two iconic structures, is possible, although the CEO says asset sales will not be a major part of the plan. Forecast: Hotel Sales Slump to Continue IRVINE, CA-Hotel sales fell dramatically both in dollar volume and number of transactions last year, a trend that will continue this year, a new report says. Plaza Condo Project Files Chapter 11 ORLANDO-The 21-story building, which opened two years ago, cites $10 million in debt. HSBC Attempts $4B Play To Avoid Bailout LONDON-In order to avoid a British government bailout HSBC is looking to divest itself of major properties in London, Paris and New York City Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Macquarie DDR Marketing 52-Center Portfolio • Residential Designers Look to Hotel Sector • Starwood Sues Hilton for Espionage • Public-Private Energy Partnership Kicks Off • The Energy Equation • New Jersey CPAs Stay Put • Refi Deal in the Works for Starrett City • Red Bull Gives Redevelopment Wings • Taxpayers Take More Hits • Disconnect Between Wages, Affordable Housing Grows • Construction Forum Talks New Timelines • Reports: Port Authority, SPI at Odds on WTC Timetable • Downturn Ups Need for Workouts • Luxury Hotel Headed for Georgetown • ProLogis Leases 420,000 SF to B&G • CBRE Promotes Three to SVP • Medical RE Seen as 'Perfect Recession Play' • Gifts of a Lifetime • Office, Industrial Markets Rack Up Higher Q1 Vacancies • The End Of Spread Lending • GVA, First Retail Partners Merge • Port Authority: 9/11 Memorial Deadline Is Firm • NJ Connects With Data Centers	Southwest     Print Full Region • Moody Starts First REIT, Targets Core CRE • Fact vs. Fiction: Bayless and Adelman Square Off • Student Housing: A Safe Bet for Veteran Owners • Freddie's Kiffe Likes Student Housing Future • Experts: Office Market Belongs to Tenants • G&E Nabs 2M-SF Leasing Assignment • Evergreen Launches New Advisory Group
Midwest     Print Full Region • Industrial Q1 Availability Rate Hits 13.8% • GM Prepares for Potential Bankruptcy • Duke To Cut Dividend by 32% • Duke Plans $480M Stock Offering • Law Firm Takes 650,000 SF At 300 N. LaSalle • General Growth Files for Bankruptcy Protection • TICA Changes Name To REISA, Widens Focus • DDR Gets Shareholder Approval on Otto Deal • 1,800-Acre Collection Goes Up For Auction • Retailers Feel Pinch of Job Losses, Construction	West Coast     Print Full Region • BRE Investors Tender 60% of Notes • Charlotte Russe Looks to New Avenues • Wynn, Marriott, Landry’s Seek Relief from Church • Retail Vacancy Up 66% from Q1 '08 • Simon ‘Very Disappointed’ by Stanford’s Decision • Industrial Market Sags Under Recession • CRE Adjusts to Cope With Job Losses • Distressed Vantage Lofts Note Comes to Market • SF Leasing Down 30%, Class A Rents Down 25%
Southeast     Print Full Region • Landlord-Tenant Fixes Step Up Profits • Pizzuti Gets Space Florida Contract • Job Losses Hurting Central FL Office Sector • Sembler Mulls Brookhaven Tax Abatement • ARA Forms Financing Joint Venture • A New Approach to Luxury Condo Sales • Cousins Expands Advisory Services • Brokers Claim Ordinance Hampers Recovery • South Beach Retail Momentum Weakens
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