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	Top Stories for the Week of March 23, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage VIDEO: Private Equity Still a Financing Option LOS ANGELES-Reznick Group's Scott Farb speaks with Incisive Media's John Salustri at the RealShare Real Estate 2009 about private-equity financing. $4.7B Requested Under TALF WASHINGTON, DC-The Federal Reserve Bank is expanding the list of collateral it will accept to include securities backed by mortgage servicing advances. Ridge Plans $1B, 18M-SF Industrial Park DIAMOND, IL-Work will begin later this year on the 1,500-acre business park, which has been created by a number of land acquisitions. Roundtable: Bullish on TALF WASHINGTON, DC-Jeff DeBoer likes much--but not all--of what the government is doing to bolster the economy and the commercial real estate industry. Experts Predict Multifamily Heaven in 2011 SAN DIEGO-Sources at NAHB’s Pillars of the Industry conference and awards gala agree that job losses will continue through the year, but it will eventually trough out late in ’09 and 2010. MGM Mirage Repays $300M, Gains 60-Day Reprieve LAS VEGAS-The casino operator says it will be out of compliance with lenders before the latest waiver expires in May and is negotiating a global solution that's likely to include more asset sales. Report: AIG May Sell HQ Tower NEW YORK CITY-Bloomberg News says the insurer has retained CB Richard Ellis to market 70 Pine St. and the adjoining 72 Wall St. TIAA-CREF Looking to Lease Out 375,000 SF NEW YORK CITY-TIAA-CREF is making blocks of 8,000 to 45,000 square feet of built space at 730 Third Ave. available immediately. GE Says Defaults May Reach 10% NEW YORK CITY-Executives of GE Real Estate told investors Thursday that a stress test predicted more defaults on its portfolio if the economy worsens. Panel: Credit Logjam Starts to Ease NEW YORK CITY-The capital markets are beginning to revive, but much rides on decisive Treasury action, said panelists at a New York Post-sponsored forum. Citi Plans Cuts in Office Space NEW YORK CITY-The financial services giant will consolidate space at its worldwide headquarters and other sites in Manhattan and worldwide. MGM Mirage Completes Treasure Island Sale LAS VEGAS-An entity of billionaire Phil Ruffin, who sold a run-down Strip property for $1.2 billion in 2007, pays $775 million for a much better asset. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Carlton Brings $500M in Loan Sales to Market • Reflections on Real Estate • Medical Office Building Trades Hands • Foreign Funds Cushion DC Market • MTA Fight Continues; Deadline Looms • Condo Owner Tries Office Gambit • Survey: Investors Go Into Survival Mode • Community Bankers Have Funds to Lend • Mack-Cali Declares Q1 Dividend • Savills Turns to Hotel and Gaming Sectors • Watchmaker Clocks in at 1407 Broadway • Solomon Pond Leases Up 140,000 SF • Howard County Seeks Developers for MXD • Bernanke: Recovery Could Happen Next Year • GSEs Lower Support for Affordable Housing • Sublease Availability Ticks Upward • $527M Brings New Subway Stop to Downtown • Garden State Retail Vacancies Rise	Southwest     Print Full Region • Staubach Spinoffs Team To Aid Distressed Retail • $100M Fund Targets Distressed Residential • Shippers Warehouse Renews 400,000 SF
Midwest     Print Full Region • Conway Enters Cleveland, Continues Expansion • Cardinals Plan Temporary Fix for Empty Lot • Three Cos Grab Office Condos At The LaSalle Wacker • Tenants' Market Will Continue Into 2010 • University of St. Thomas Approves $52M Project • Meijer Plans $27M, 250,000-SF Expansion • Quiznos Renegotiating Franchisee Leases • Amstar JV Refinances 225-Unit Apt. Complex • OHL Subleases 106,000-SF at Warehouse • Deerfield Posts Large Q4 Net Loss • 20 Apartment Buildings Sell Near Notre Dame • Alter Group Finalizes Plans for 650-Acre MXD • Magellan Launches Apartment Leasing At $475M Aqua • McCain Renews Lease For 95,000-SF Office	West Coast     Print Full Region • Ross Continues to Envision 1,200 Stores • Economic Downturn Tests Sector Resilience • SolarWorld Plans 210,000-SF Oregon Expansion • Exchange Buyer Acquires Net-Leased Retail Sites • Harrah’s Investors Tender $5B in Bonds • Eddie Bauer Loses $127M; Negotiating Loan Fix • Work Begins on New $340M Scripps Facility • Station Casinos Likely to File Ch. 11 by Mid-April • Industrial Tenants Lease 662,000 SF • Guess? To Expand Outside of US • Shorenstein Retains Tenants at City Center • Entertainment Firms Ink Media District Deals • Sullivan Square Lawsuit Ramping Up Again • Wynn Resorts Selling Millions More Shares • Harrah’s Not Sure Cash Flow Will Cover Debt • Risk Intolerance Stymieing Market, Broker Says • Western National Program Aids Laid-Off Tenants
Southeast     Print Full Region • $32M Grace Park MXD Nears Completion • Market Ripe for Churches to Expand • Metro Incomes Drive Retail Success • Genesis Financial Finishes New DEA Building • Stein Mart’s Top Goal: Cash Flow • Hotel Sector’s Recovery Could Be Delayed • Industrial Veteran Joins Marcus & Millichap • Wireless Firm Consolidates International HQ	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Communication Firm Leases 136,000 SF • South America’s Industrial Market Outperforms Others • Norway’s Pension Fund To Invest $20B in CRE • China’s Distressed Assets Become Focus of $1B Fund
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