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	Top Stories for the Week of July 27, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Panel: A Rolling Loan Gathers No Loss WASHINGTON, DC-A panel of experts gathered for Incisive Media's 'Real Estate’s Perfect Storm: Institutional Investors Weather the Crisis' to discuss the economy and the impact on real estate. Survey: TARP Working as Planned? WASHINGTON, DC-An IG survey finds that banks are building up capital cushions and, in some cases, purchasing MBS. Morgan Stanley Loses $700M on RE Holdings NEW YORK CITY-The bank says its Q2 results in commercial real estate are typical of ‘the industry-wide decline in this market’. Chrysler Could Still Face Liquidation DETROIT-Is a dealer measure passes the Senate, Chrysler may be forced to address 789 dealers who believe their rights were violated in the bankruptcy process. VIDEO: Hotels Are in a ‘Dramatic’ Downturn NEW YORK CITY-The sector is in a tough place, having to rely on nightly rentals in a recession, says CBRE’s Daniel Lesser. Panel: Capital Markets on Slow Track to Revival NEW YORK CITY-Panels for a CMSA webinar look at what is working now and what may hold back progress down the road. Vegas Retail Vacancy Flirting With Double Digits LAS VEGAS-Net absorption was minus-224,200 square feet in the second quarter, pushing overall vacancy up 50 basis points to 9.8%; vacancy in neighborhood centers now stands at 11.6%. Hines-CalPERS JV Giving 814,000 SF Back to Lender EMERYVILLE, CA-The partnership recently defaulted on its mortgage for three buildings within the Watergate office complex. Occupancy, Rent, Debt All Fall for ProLogis DENVER-FFO falls by 67% and net earnings fall 24%, with gains from the sale of assets and the early debt pay down offset by lost asset value, losses from Europe and workforce reduction. Starbucks Returns to Store Expansion SEATTLE-Cautious expansion plans join a new store design and concept after hundreds of previous closures. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • No Takers at Watergate Auction • $260M Bridge Construction Project Awarded • DARPA Takes 352,750 SF • $250M Fund Aims East of the Mississippi • Planet Fitness Plans 70 New Gyms • Montgomery County Inks 341,692-SF Lease • Schools Operator Takes 200,000 SF Downtown • C&W: Space Consolidation Impacts Office, Industrial Sectors • Development Nets $65M in Federal Funds • $58M Takes Fairfax Apartment • Retail and MF Attract Refis • Broadway, Lehman in Loan Accord • Sheldon Good HQ to Relocate as Assets Acquired • Freddie Mac Selects New CEO • Retail Combo Takes Vacant Union Sq. Megastore • CBRE: Asking Rents Decline in Office, Industrial Markets • Compromise Fails to Settle WTC Dispute • Philly CBD Sees Leasing Activity • Citi Q2 Profits Up on One-Time Gain • C&W Completes 1.3M SF of Leases in Q2 • Extend, Amend and Pretend • Apparel Maker Sews Up 12,000-SF Space	Southwest     Print Full Region • Lack of Distress Helps Stall Transactions • First Financial Readies For $455M Offering • Negative Absorption Highlights Q2 Office • Colonial Positive Despite Negative Stats
Midwest     Print Full Region • Marcus Corp. Posts Q4 Decline • Office Condo Seals Two Deals, 70% Occupied • Paper Company Lease 250,000 SF • Lack of Sites Slows McDonalds’ US Growth • Ramco FFO, Net Income Drops in Q2 • Glimcher Posts $1.3M Net Loss in Q2 • Lincoln Park 2520 To Be Downsized • Developers Diversified First To Use TALF Program • First Hospitality To Manage 232-Room Hotel • Leasing Activity Trickles, Vacancy Rises • Moss Leases 105,000-SF Building • JLL Debuts Loan Tracking Database	West Coast     Print Full Region • Zions Sets Aside $762M for Loan Losses • CBRE Investors Names Matt Khourie President • Hotel Sales Plunge Amid Bleak Outlook • Golden Nugget 'Being Murdered' on Room Rates • 152 Units Hit Market in Receiver's Sale • LBG Targets $250M for Distressed Assets • Chipotle Keeps Up Growth Plans • Office Market Continues Steady Slide • Fontainebleau Asks to Shed Empty Leaseholds • Digital Realty Leasing Holds Up as Rates Dip • Panavision Seeks to Combine Operations • Wynn, Las Vegas Sands Are Mulling Hong Kong IPOs • CBRE: SF Office Market Availability at 20%
Southeast     Print Full Region • Lenders Prepare Biscayne Landing Foreclosure • Rooms To Go Plans SC Expansion • Economy Affecting Broward Office Market • Judge Asked to Take Control of Condos • Developer Wants to Sell 260 Acres to Bank • Bulk Condo Buyer Encounters Hurdles	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Citycon Posts Loss but Higher Rental Income • WGF Sees Strong Opportunities in Germany • ProLogis To Build 382,000-SF Facility • Laxey Nabs Pirelli's Spazio at 66% Discount • Sweden’s Castellum Takes Portfolio Charge • KEIF Closes on $84M Portfolio Sale • CapMan Closes $1.2B Investment Fund • REIT Tour Eiffel Protected in Crisis • Hypo Likely To Seek More Government Money
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