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	Top Stories for the Week of September 28, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Hoteliers: Not Much Happens Without Capital PHOENIX-The lodging industry remains at a standstill until the financing markets unlock. Future of Retail: Jobs, Banks and Innovation NEW YORK CITY-ICSC's Capital Markets Conference held a consensus that the best thing to do while waiting for bank money was to try to get ahead of the next big trend. 'Real Market Improvement Several Years Away' OAKLAND, CA-Job losses this year and expiring short-term extensions on still distressed debt in 2010 and 2011 could mean several additional years of weak office values. Owners Should Green What They Have NEW YORK CITY-The retrofitting of existing buildings will prove the best opportunity for reducing emissions--and energy costs. RREEF Outsources 120M SF to Brokers NEW YORK CITY-CB Richard Ellis and Transwestern will take over management of the office and industrial portfolio; RREF will continue as asset manager. Colony Financial Prices Shares of $255M IPO CENTURY CITY, CA-Colony Financial Inc. offers 12.5 million shares at $20 per share for a new REIT that will buy distressed assets, including performing and nonperforming loans. Hospital MOB Portfolio Sells for $163M GREENVILLE, SC-Healthcare Trust buys 16 buildings totaling 855,000 square feet. Condo Developers Fill Credit Market Void MIAMI-They are now working with construction lenders to provide financing for buyers. Taubman Writes Down Value of Two Properties BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-The REIT will experience a reduction in earnings around $169 million, after writing down properties in New Jersey and Virginia to fair value. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • US Lags Globe in Sales Rebound • Rite Aid Negotiates Rent Cuts • Kimco Closes $300M Note Sale • ClearRock Properties Launches • Ratner, Russian Fund Strike Arena Deal • Enterprise Expands Into Workforce Housing • DOD Extends Terrorism Building Standard Deadline • High-End Retail Rents Lose Altitude • $91M Takes 1099 New York Ave • Eola Acquires Passive Interest in Assets • Opportunities Await Those Who Think Ahead • Moinian Tops Off Downtown Hotel • Aggarwala Urges ‘Hard Changes’ in Green Mindset • Fameco Starts Distressed Retail Service • Long Branch Settles Eminent Domain Case • FedEx Takes 343,000 SF of W/D	Southwest     Print Full Region • 1,105 Units Go to TN Buyer • Hotel Indigo Will Build in State Capital • Macerich Refinances Biltmore Fashion Park
Midwest     Print Full Region • Harrison, Landmark In $100M Student Housing JV • Molto Awards 3M SF to NAI Hiffman • Magellan Begins Condo Deliveries At $475M Aqua • Sherwin-Williams Renews 1M-SF Lease	West Coast     Print Full Region • Industry Faces Shortage of Receivers • Banks Growing Aggressive on Loan Sales • Harrah’s Hikes New Term Loan Plan to $1B • Storage Facility Sale Tops 325,000 SF of Deals • Four Office Tenants Sign for 104,000 SF • Entrada Wins 1,900-Unit Management Assignment • Harrah’s Seeks $750M in New Term Loans • Homeland Security Expands Office Space • $52M Office Sale Tops L.A. County Deals • NoHo Apartment Complex Sells for $96M • Wynn Prices, Increases Asia IPO • Rental Relief--Necessary Evil or Delaying the Inevitable?
Southeast     Print Full Region • Developer Makes Free Land Offer • South Florida Hotels Taking a Beating • Wood Partners Looks to Buy Apartments • Colony Resort To Suspend Operations • Hotel Sells for Less Than 1998 Price • Buckhead Promotes Itself as Bargain Play	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • DTZ Posts Loss But Sees Profitability Ahead • Spain’s BBVA In €1.6B S&L of Branches • TMW Pramerica to Reopens German Fund • Retail Investment in European Reaches Peak
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