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	Top Stories for the Week of November 10, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Panel: Credit Fallout Isn’t Discriminatory NEW YORK CITY-All CRE sectors have the potential for more distress, from retail to Downtown Manhattan, REBNY speakers say. CoStar Abandons Pursuit of REIS BETHESDA, MD-Deterioration in the financial and real estate markets is prompting CoStar to give up its attempts to acquire its competitor. DDR Halts $350M Retail Site, Blames Partner PONTIAC, MI-The Bloomfield Park project has been no stranger to controversy. Now the project could be in jeopardy as financing for 600,000 square feet has broken down. Circuit City Closures Add to Retail Woes RICHMOND, VA-Circuit City is closing 155 stores as it grapples with the sharp downturn in consumer spending and confidence. REIT’s Stock Steady After Dropping $643M Deal TOLEDO, OH-Health Care REIT Inc. didn’t see any investor upset after it recently canceled a 29-property purchase from Arcapita and Sunrise, which did encounter trouble. Credit Crisis Scuttles Retail JV PORT WASHINGTON, NY-The $129-million partnership between Cedar Shopping Centers and Homburg Invest was scheduled to close next month. Simon Not Buying General Growth, CEO Says INDIANAPOLIS-But David Simon would not comment as to if his firm is interested in buying part of its competitor’s portfolio. Falling CRE Values Create Opportunity MIAMI-Buyers plan to increase investments in 2009, according to a JLL survey and ULI speakers. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • DC Breaks Ground on $48M Agency Building • Fidelity National Acquires LandAmerica for $128M • Hersha’s FFO Rises in Tough Economy • Market Requires Skill, Flexibility • October’s Retail Sales Worst in 35 Years • Panel: Recovery Will Arrive, But Not Soon • Developer Puts Hold on Filene's Project • REBNY Report: Retail Holds Up • Kimco Focuses on Core Portfolio; Transactions Drop • Four Teams Bid for $1.5B MXD Project • CRE Waits for the Obama Effect • Bankrupt Boscov’s Finds a Buyer • Panel: Election Effect on RE Will Be Muted • PREIT Exec Unhappy With Stock Valuation • City Reaches New Willets Agreements • CRE Ponders Presidential Tax Proposals • Industry Mulls GSEs’ Post-Conservatorship Role • JLL Acquires Assets of CT Brokerage Division • New Jersey’s Multifamily Sector is an Anomaly • Retail Condos Are Catching On	Southwest     Print Full Region • QY Texas' Six-Year Pact Lights Cedar Crossing • ULI's Chief Forecaster: CRE's Time to Suffer • AmREIT Comes Through Q3 With Steady Showing • Donahue Schriber's $50M Takes 99%-Leased Center • Weingarten Shows Mettle During Difficult Times
Midwest     Print Full Region • Class-Action Filed Against General Growth • Macquarie Pulls Out of Center in $62M Sale • USPS Leases 138,000-SF Warehouse at O'Hare • Meijer Signs as Anchor for 1M-SF Development • Procter & Gamble Hires JLL for World Strategy • Obama Wins, Promises to Rebuild Nation • Golub Refinances Block 37 Office for $100M+ • General Growth Stock Plummets after Q3 Result • Broadcast Museum Halts Work, Awaits Financing • Subleasing Increases in Offices Across the US	West Coast     Print Full Region • Sand Hill Lands MOB Construction Loan • Turnberry Sells 50% Stake in Condo Project • More Dean Martin Drive Assets Come to Market • LV Sands Amends ‘Cotai Strip’ Land Deal • Wynn Resorts Talks Liquidity, Vegas, Gamblers
Southeast     Print Full Region • FelCor Selling Three FL Hotels • Developer Secures $168M for Army Housing • MMG Acquires Shopping Center for $22M • $640M Project Breaks Ground in Tough Times
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