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	Top Stories for the Week of August 24, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Declines Are Starting to Moderate WASHINGTON, DC-The National Association of Realtors is reporting the capital flows are improving for commercial real estate. Cabi Downtown Files for Chapter 11 MIAMI=The condo developer sought protection from creditors seven months after completing its latest project. Apartment Transactions Revving Up Again TAMPA, FL-CBRE reports increased sales activity, including a $23.5-million deal. Tishman Portfolio in Default WASHINGTON, DC-Tishman Speyer Properties’ $2.6-billion CarrAmerica portfolio is in default, according to news reports. VIDEO: Low Volume Deal Climate Remains NEW YORK CITY-Peter Hauspurg, chairman of Eastern Consolidated, speaks with Real Estate New York editor Paul Bubny. Things Could Be Worse, Retail Panel Says KISSIMMEE, FL-Bank failures have not hit record levels, while some owners are O.K. on debt. TALF Extended, But Only Until Next Year WASHINGTON, DC-Lending against newly issued CMBS is being extended until June 2010. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • District Delivers $200M in School Renovations • Dick's Ups New-Store Growth Plans • Moody’s, Fitch Cut Dozens of CMBS • NY Fed Lends $2.3B for Legacy CMBS • Private Sector Job Gain a Trend or Aberration? • The Children’s Place Down But Expanding • BJ's Gears Up for Smaller Box Shops • Bon-Ton Waits to Address Underperforming Stores • Barnes & Noble Sales Off 5%; Margins Improve • Clark Construction Wins $229M Contract at Aberdeen • Chains Expand in NYC Despite Downturn • Saks Continues Off Fifth Growth • TJX Shows Solid Gains by Q2 of FY10 • City Scores Stimulus Funds for MF Projects • Bayonne Bridge: What’s Next? • Robert Pinkard Leaving Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers • Brandywine Pulls Listings From Market • $1.5B Stimulus Slow To Reach Transit Projects • NY Fed: Manufacturing Outlook Improves	Southwest     Print Full Region • Foreclosed Facility Goes to Austin Buyer • Denver Buyer Pays $20M for Broken Condos • PetSmart Q2 Figures Show Growth • Foreclosed La Mesa Village Ready for Bid • Transwestern Tapped to Manage USAA Portfolio
Midwest     Print Full Region • M. Block Leases 200,000 SF at Ridge Development • Abercrombie May Cut US Stores • UDR, Kuwait Finance form $180M Apartment JV • Target Performs Above Expectations in Q2 • CBRE Pays $28M for Office Property • STAR-Bond Plan Pushes $575M MXD Forward • Cohen Refinances $23M Whole Foods • Office Market Vacancies Continue To Rise	West Coast     Print Full Region • Shifting Brand Mix, Gap Inc. Meets Expectations • Ross Pushing dd’s Discount Growth • Federal Funds To Jumpstart Stalled Affordable Developments • Recovery is Coming, But When? • Hot Topic Vampires Draw Mall Traffic • CBRE Names Michael Lafitte Americas President • Greek Isles Casino Lender Now Owner • S&P Removes State Bonds From Negative Watch List • Voit Ramps Up Asset Services Platform • Malibu Gains City Hall Via Bankruptcy Buy • BRE Completes Exit from Capitol Market • Grubb & Ellis Faces Possible Delisting • World Jewelry Center Deadlines Extended • Morgans’ Clift Hotel Suffers With the Rest • Retail Deals Refinance, Reposition Centers
Southeast     Print Full Region • PKF Predicts Mid-2010 Hotel Turnaround • Are Office Condos Making a Comeback? • Lowe’s Cuts New Store Openings • Downtown Hotel Headed for Auction • Home Depot Posts Q2 Profit Decline • Buckhead Office Tower Headed to Market?	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Morgan Stanley Sells Office for $359M • Goldman Sachs Sells GAGFAH Shares • Austria’s Atrium Restructures Equity
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Executive Watch: The Czar
UpClose: Stroiman of Evans Senior Investments
Commentary: NMHC’s Doug Bibby