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	Top Stories for the Week of April 27, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage VIDEO: Tenants Try to Figure Out the Market NEW YORK CITY-Andrew Zezas, president and CEO of Real Estate Strategies Corp., talks with Incisive Media's John Salustri. Survey: Retail Lease Negotiations Creating Ill Will WASHINGTON, DC-Green Light Retail is reporting that a third of firms surveyed are worried that lease renegotiations are creating ill will between the parties. Capmark Declares $1B Loss, Possible Ch. 11 HORSHAM, PA-The company may default on its loans if it is not granted another extension, reports the Philadelphia Business Journal. GGP Adds Eight Assets to Chapter 11 Filing CHICAGO-These new assets will join the other 158 regional shopping centers listed in last weeks filing. Morgan Stanley’s Q1 Loss Real Estate Related NEW YORK CITY-Billion-dollar drops in the bank holding company’s real estate investments helped drive a $177-million net loss for the quarter. Opus South Files Chapter 11 ATLANTA-The developer will wind down regional operations, blaming Florida’s condo market. Infrastructure Upgrades Need Plan, Funding WASHINGTON, DC-The Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young offer advice to the government as it embarks on an unprecedented national infrastructure repair project. Sun, Oracle Portfolios Total 33M SF SAN FRANCISCO-Given Oracle’s record of integrating acquisitions rapidly, the commercial real estate market is expected to feel the effects of the two companies' merger sooner rather than later. Survey: CRE Hopes Cautiously Rising WASHINGTON, DC-The Real Estate Roundtable’s Sentiment Index is highlighting rising hopes that a uptick may be in sight. TFC Financial Will Repay TARP Funds WAYZATA, MN-The company will pay $361.2 million for the stock and has slashed it’s cash dividend by $0.20. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Freddie Mac Turns to Moffet After Suicide • Developers Will Focus on Troubled Assets • RCA: Q1 Adds $23B to Distressed Asset Total • DC Data Centers Benefiting from Govt. Activity • Bloomberg Plans to Mandate Green Retrofits • DC Tops Grosvenor's List of Investment Sites • Freddie Mac CFO Apparent Suicide • Coach Shuttering Four High-Priced Units • Sixth Avenue Tower Up for Auction • Looking Over Overlooked Networking Prospects • Life Co. Helps Dividend Finance Office Acquisition • Is BofA Closing Local Branches? • Hyatt Plans Two NYC Openings • Bidding Reopens on Aqueduct Racino • Kimco Closes $220M Term Loan	Southwest     Print Full Region • Phoenix Retail Vacancy Inching to 10% • Camden Closes $420M Facility • 1M-SF Mall Posted for Foreclosure
Midwest     Print Full Region • DDR Posts Positive Stats, Signs 124 New Leases • SuperValu Slows Renovations, Store Closures • Ramco Profits Decline in Q1 • Glimcher Sees Q1 Loss • McDonalds Slows Growth in China • Investment Group Grabs Shopping Centers • Large Tenants Consider Downtown Moves • Work Begins on Offices at $100M Project • Former Inland Execs Start Auction Firm	West Coast     Print Full Region • Hilton Halts Denizen Brand Launch • SoCal Workout Firm Expands Into NorCal • Ballot Petition Back to State Supreme Court • Banks Renege on $800M; Fontainebleau Sues for $3B • Oracle To Buy Sun for $7.4B • Lease Takes 8M-SF Center to Near Full Occupancy • $84M Prime Group Buys Underscore Trend • Wynn Trades Rate on Senior Debt for Term, Waiver • Investment Loss Hurts Mission West Q1
Southeast     Print Full Region • Homewood Suites Opens in SW Florida • Second-Half Investment Rebound Seen • Regency Offers 8.7M Common Shares • Insurer Becomes Building’s Signature Tenant • Southwest Florida Looks to Rebound Faster • Forum Seeks Economy’s Bright Spots	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Asia Bucks Trend, Continues Development • Swedish Fund Pays $1.7B for Stake in 239 Assets
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