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	Top Stories for the Week of May 11, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage VIDEO: Stimulus Is the Lesser of Two Evils NEW YORK CITY-Paul McDowell (right), the chief executive officer of CapLease, talks with Incisive Media’s John Salustri about the stimulus package. Panel: On Workouts, Information Is Key NEW YORK CITY-For lenders trying to resolve problem loans, it’s essential to have all the facts and take nothing for granted, experts told a Mortgage Bankers Association gathering on Thursday. The Cost Efficacy of Building Green NEW YORK CITY-Speakers and a panel of experts at the RealShare Green Building conference wax sustainability and how it can create higher rents, better relationships and higher sale prices for developments. Survey: CFOs Expect Values To Drop Further CHICAGO-A national survey reflects an expectation that values will decline, despite most companies reporting an increase in property tax assessments. Experts to Borrowers: ‘Help Lenders Help You’ LOS ANGELES-Experts at the Meet the Money, Debt and Equity Financing for Hotels Conference, say that honesty is the best policy for borrowers to follow when talking to lenders. Economic Forecast Sees End of Free-Fall LEXINGTON, MA-IHS Global Insight's Forecast Flash is predicting the GDP will bounce back in 2010, in spite of consecutive quarters of over 6% declines. Deloitte: Sovereign Wealth Remains a Force NEW YORK CITY-Although current economic conditions may affect short-term strategies, sovereign wealth funds remain fixed on commercial real estate, says a Deloitte report. Five-Year Loan Terms Now Reality Under TALF WASHINGTON, DC-Now that the CRE industry has what it wants, inevitably the question turns to what is next. Gulf Coast Ports Show Strength MOBILE, AL-The Port of Mobile and Port of Houston hang on during the economic downturn, though real estate show softening in both areas. Filene's Basement Bottoms Out BOSTON-The recently sold retailer files for Chapter 11 and waits for approval to sell 17 properties, including its flagship stores her and New York City. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Reports: CMBS Delinquencies Soar in Q1 • Trouble With TALF? • Manhattan Retail Rents See First Drop Since 2001 • Easter, Favorable Weather Help April Sales • Two Industry Vets Form Mortgage Brokerage Firm • The Cost of Building Green • Parent Co. Lends $1B to TD Bank • Whiting-Turner Lands $133M District Contract • Urban Outfitters Q1 Comps Fall 10% • Panel: The New Rules Are the Old Rules • Lexington Posts $72M Loss, Pares Down Debt • Cracking the Market • Faris Lee Comes to New York • Cedar Reports Positive First Quarter • Dow Could Sell Rohm and Haas HQ • PA Reaches Q1 Milestones on WTC • Amazon Division Expands in Midtown • Smaller Deals Dominate Q1 Office Transactions • Federal Realty Investment Trust Closes $372M Loan Facility • $65M Takes White Marsh Multifamily • Data Center Industry Grows in Garden State	Southwest     Print Full Region • North Texas Sees Soft Demand, Uncertainty
Midwest     Print Full Region • Report: Economy Presents CRE Careers for Women • Inland Real Estate Posts FFO Decline • Inland Western Bolsters Retail Sites with Social Media • AEI Purchases $30M of Best Buy Assets • Great Wolf Resorts Sees Net Loss in Q1 • One Financial Place Inks 200,000 SF of Leases • Industry Closely Eyes Chrysler Deal • Colliers Lands 25M-SF Cummins Portfolio	West Coast     Print Full Region • Wells Fargo Plans $6B Offering • A10 Has $100M for ‘Almost Bankable’ • Las Vegas Gaming, Resort Metrics Improving • Inland Empire Well Positioned for Comeback • Facebook Will Not Maintain Downtown Presence • One-Time Items Push LV Sands to $88M Loss • New Cover Near for Facebook • Macerich Adjusts to Tough Retail Environment • Wynn Resorts Posts $34M Q1 Loss • Casino Sale Shores Up MGM Mirage Q1 Earnings • $200M in Hand, Raintree Places First Bet
Southeast     Print Full Region • New Stores Boost Publix First-Quarter Sales • New Valley Looks to Invest $250M • Controlling Its Own Destiny • Denny’s Continues Shift to Franchises • Condo Meltdown Extends to Courts • UBS Renewal Sustains Downtown Office Building • Regency, Equity One Report Mixed Results • Crescent’s Troubles Mirror Real Estate’s Fall	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Orion Columba Pays $317M for Mall • Numbers Tank for Hypo Real Estate • Eurocastle Attempts to Pay Down $2.1B Debt • eBay’s Vancouver Facility to Shutter • AIG To Sell Japanese HQ for $1B
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