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	Top Stories for the Week of September 7, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Distress: The Waiting Game SUMMIT, NJ-Most commercial real estate lenders have yet to admit and realize their losses and proffer assets to the huge pools of opportunistic buyers waiting on the sidelines. Deals Are Hard, But Not Impossible SAN DIEGO-Lenders are fleeing to quality, but they still are investing, International Council of Shopping Centers audiences are told. Problem CMBS Loans Up 7% in Two Months NEW YORK CITY-Fitch Ratings says it’s designated nearly 6,000 loans, or 17% of its rated US CMBS portfolio, as loans of concern. August Retail Sales a Pleasant Surprise NEW YORK CITY-The 2% decline in same-store sales shows signs that the industry is moderating. Cities Close on Deals Too Good to Pass Up MIAMI-Suburban officials compete with seasoned investors for discounted commercial properties. Buffet, Others Bet $490M on Capmark HORSHAM, PA-But the firm posted a $1.6-billion loss and could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 93% Transaction Drop Seen in First Half CHICAGO-The firm's capital markets report shows a significant slowdown in deals in the first half of this year from the market's peak in 2007. Big Leases Making a Comeback NEW YORK CITY-The third quarter has seen several office deals for 100,000 square feet or more, and Newmark’s Gural says more are coming. Spanos Launches 1,800-Acre Sustainable Community STOCKTON, CA-The locally based land owner is taking the property through the master planning and entitlement process. Brookfield, Marathon File IPOs for New REITs NEW YORK CITY-Brookfield Realty Capital and Marathon Real Estate Mortgage Trust will seek out opportunities in the current market distress. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • DOD Renews 221,000 SF in NoVA • TJX's August Sales Up, BJ's Down • Congress Taking Note of Impending Commercial Crisis • Chapter 11 for Samsonite Company Stores • CBD Office Trades for $208M • MXD Earns Extension on $557M Loan • 100 M SE Rumored Under Contract • $435M Coast Guard Headquarters Contract Awarded • E-Trading Firm Takes 100,000 SF • Marvel Staying in NYC Despite Disney Deal • Board Votes to Keep Foxwoods on River • Fitch: Stuy-Town Debt Service Reserve May Run Dry • Goldstein Group Charts Rising Retail Vacancies • Host Hotels Completes $90M in Transactions	Southwest     Print Full Region • Mixed-Use Chandler 101 Might Grow Taller
Midwest     Print Full Region • DataMart Signs On for 40,000 SF • GE Leases 200,000 SF for Technology Center	West Coast     Print Full Region • Station Casinos Lenders Want Independent Examiner • Industrial, Office Deals Rank Among Largest • Macerich Sells Kohl's Properties for $51M • Siegel Buys Hotel Across from Hard Rock Resort • LV Sands Gains Pre-IPO Financing • Army Corps of Engineers Lease Totals $55M • New Essex Program Targets Distressed Assets • Mike Kent To Head FirstService Property Unit
Southeast     Print Full Region • Israeli Investor Loses Big on South Florida • State Loses $250M on NYC Real Estate • East Coast Ports Positioned for Growth • Owners Try Blocking CityPlace Foreclosure	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Egyptian Hotel Takeover Bucks Trend • ProLogis Teams With Japan Logistics Fund • European Climate Starts to Improve • Valad Reports $1.2B Loss for the Year • Payless Moves Into Russia • Italy’s Risanamento Nears Bankruptcy • Developers Want to Be Listed on Exchange • GTC, Unibail in €205M Polish Mall Refi • Uneven Recovery Seen in Central, Eastern Europe
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