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	Top Stories for the Week of August 10, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Govt. Backtracks on GSEs; Fannie Taps Treasury Capital WASHINGTON, DC-The multifamily industry is watching intently to see what happens to Fannie and Freddie. GGP Reports Q1 FFO Loss of $0.52 Per Share CHICAGO-GGP released its first quarter earnings numbers last night, indicating a heavy loss due to rising vacancy. Its Q2 figures were brighter. Study: REIT Execs Take Hit on Bonuses NEW YORK CITY-Depressed stock prices meant that long-term incentive awards for 2008 fell faster than cash bonuses, says the Schonbraun McCann Group. July Same-Store Sales Plunge 5% NEW YORK CITY-Comparable-store sales fell in all sectors with the exception of drugstores, as the consumer continues to hold back. Triple-A CMBS on a Hot Streak NEW YORK CITY-Spreads on top-rated securities have narrowed by up to 150 basis points lately, Trepp says in a new report. Owners Add Incentives, Tenants Resist SACRAMENTO, CA-Even with the generous concessions and lower rents being offered, building owners are having a hard time getting tenants to sign office leases. VIDEO: New Taxes Aren’t Bad for Development NEW YORK CITY-Taxes in place from the new Stimulus Act could help spur redevelopment projects in New Jersey, said Ted Zangari. Cash Is King in Apartment Deals JACKSONVILLE, FL-A quick closing allows a local complex to sell for less than $16,000 per unit. National Retail Posts Higher Revenue ORLANDO-The REIT sees lower earnings but stable FFO through the first half of the year. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • 1031 Owner Gets 100 Years in Fraud Case • Who Is Ground Zero's Ombudsman? • Source: Too Early To Judge Whether MF Finance Impacted • Gov.: WTC Could Go on Without Silverstein • 100%-Occupied 238,000-SF W/D Trades • Roundtable Pushes Congress for Loan Insurance • Trump Faces Battle for Control of TER • Administration Considers Fannie, Freddie Split • Blackstone Shrinks Quarterly RE Losses • Northern NJ’s Office Market Continues Sluggish Pace in Q2 • Donald Trump Back in AC Casino Biz • Hersha Hospitality Considers Further Dispositions • Graybar Building Gets $145M Refi • Reis Says Its Margins Stay Strong • JLL Tapped to Manage Gramercy Portfolio • SPI Takes WTC Dispute to Arbitration • Source: Distress Drives Down DC Rates • Congress Pushes Feds to Extend TALF • Church Park Commands $130M Refi • Aetna Takes Floor at 100 Park • Vornado Posts Q2 Loss of $52M • Midtown MF Scores $151M Financing • Stimulus Act Is Law, 'Anti-Encap' Bill Up Next	Southwest     Print Full Region • 1,348 Bascom Units in Foreclosure • 1M-SF West Oaks Hits Market • Weingarten: Worst Is Behind Us • Distressed West End Square Up for Sale • Canadian Snags 37 Units From Foreclosure • Camden Braces for Second-Half Challenges
Midwest     Print Full Region • UAL Lease Seen As Evidence of Positive Trend • UAL Picks Willis Tower for Headquarters • Office Market Holds Steady, According to Numbers • Simon's Q2 Hurt by $141M Impairment Charge • Clear Channel Takes 107,000 SF on Michigan Ave.	West Coast     Print Full Region • HCP Buys $720M Stake in HCR ManorCare Debt • Report: Commercial Delinquencies Rise in Q2 • LandSource Exits Ch. 11 as Newhall Land • Boyd Gaming Still Angling for Station Casinos • MGM Mirage Posts $212M Loss in Q2 • American Casino Plans $375M Note Sale • Studley: Valley Office Leasing Falls 64% • Forecast Foresees Increasing Instability • Yellowstone Club Trades for $115M • Macerich Pursues More JV Deals • Grubb Loses $33M, Foresees Slow Recovery • New Apartments Fill Despite Downturn • Wynn Profit Falls But Exceeds Expectations • CBRE Lands ADP, Ontario Assignments
Southeast     Print Full Region • With Deals Scarce, Equity One Refocuses • Distress Totals Could Be Worse • Taylor Bean Suspended By FHA • St. Joe Reports Deeper Q2 Loss • Bankrupt Waffle House Franchisee Draws Bids • Related Bids on Palm Beach Hotel • Regency Centers Posts Q2 Losses	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • HSBC Spending $200M on Russian Branches • DTZ To Manage 5,000 Shell Locations • Songdo Finishes $250M Phase I • Banks Greenlight Norwegian ReCap • FdR-Télécom Deal Includes €133M Asset Sales • French SFL Does €117M in Dispositions • CBRE To Manage Ontario Government’s Portfolio
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