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	Top Stories for the Week of October 26, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Employment Key to Recovery TEANECK, NJ-The global financial crisis has taken its toll on US employment, but job losses have eased the past few months, a sign for some optimism, according to RealShare New Jersey speakers. Port to Develop Plan B for WTC NEW YORK CITY-The Port Authority is formulating an option for building out Ground Zero’s public facilities that could move ahead without Silverstein Properties involvement. VIDEO: Multifamily REITs Showing Resilience LOS ANGELES-Jay Leupp, president of Grubb & Ellis AGA discusses how multifamily REITs are holding up at the recent RealShare Apartments 2009 conference. CNL, Macquarie Launch IPO With $1.5B Target ORLANDO-The newly formed REIT will focus on commercial properties in the US and beyond. Doing Something About the Weather NEW YORK CITY-Mitigating risk from catastrophic events is very much within commercial property owners’ control, a panel of insurance experts said Wednesday. VIDEO: Economy Has Big Investors ‘Spooked’ LOS ANGELES-The Reznick Group’s Scott Farb speaks with GlobeSt.com’s Ian Ritter about private equity in the market, as well as other issues, at Apartments 2009. RREEF Outsources 11M SF of Retail NEW YORK CITY-With Jones Lang LaSalle and four other firms taking assignments for a 58-center retail portfolio, RREEF gets out of the property management business. No Verdict on Morgan Stanley’s Crescent Loan NEW YORK CITY-CFO Colm Kelleher said Wednesday that 'we are continuing to work with the lender' on the outcome of the company’s $2-billion non-recourse debt. VIDEO: Core Assets Will Start Hitting Market LOS ANGELES-Equity Residential’s Alan George speaks with GlobeSt.com’s Ian Ritter about the possibility of large assets trading hands next year. Creditors Forcing Developers into Chapter 11 WEST PALM BEACH, FL-Owners of distressed properties are being threatened with involuntary bankruptcy. Stuy-Town Ruling Could Have Ripple Effect NEW YORK CITY-Although only a few thousand rental apartments citywide are directly affected, REBNY’s Spinola says the decision is ‘devastating.’ Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • St. John Acquires Former Opus Assets at GATE • Land Acquisition Preps for $98M Video Lottery Terminal • Industry Outlook Gets Mixed Verdict • Source: HUD Fueling Area Development Deals • High Court Rules Against Stuy-Town Owners • 446-Units Land $60M Bridge Loan • $22M Takes Maryland Multifamily • Affordable Housing Gets Treasury Boost • Cross County Center Gets $135M Loan • Commission O.K.'s Kingsbridge Armory Plan • New Jersey’s Industrial Market Feels Pain • Law Firm Extends Lease at Mack-Cali Short Hills • DC Area Condos on Upswing • Liquidating Lenders Manage 60% Recovery • Industry Experts Assess Market Opportunities	Southwest     Print Full Region • Chang’s to Ramp Up Pei Wei Growth • Local Buyer Pays SIA $45M for MF Portfolio • Double-Digit Vacancies Continue in Q3 • EBS & Associates Acquired • MF Owners Obtain $41M in ReFi Loans • VIDEO: Buying Now Is a Smart Move
Midwest     Print Full Region • Steak n Shake Subsidiary Merges with Western • DDR Posts $90M FFO Loss for Q3 • Xchanging Enters US Market With Chicago HQ • Vacancy, Lease Rates Remain Flat in Q3 • McDonalds Sees Strong Q3 Results • Supervalu Looks to Double Save-A-Lot • BofA Files to Foreclose on Block 37 • Inland Steel Building To Get Boutique Upgrade	West Coast     Print Full Region • 492-Lakeville Resort Apts. Trade for $52M • AMB Predicts Occupancy, Rent Gains in Late 2010 • Bridge Plans $25M, 110-Unit Affordable Project • Macerich Seeks LEED on 550,000-SF Center • Lost CityCenter Value Tops $2B • FDIC Sells 332,000-SF Complex for $53M • Experts: Going Green Equals Financial Survival
Southeast     Print Full Region • Note Deals Take Off in South Florida • Two Suburban Apartment Transactions Total $45M	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • €210m Sofia Mall To Open in Spring • French REIT FdR Makes €467M Equity Boost • New JV Set To Focus on Retail Buys • BNP Paribas Expands Fund in Europe • Former Burberry HQ Hits Market • Design Complete for Tallest Building in Asia • Asian Investors Scour Globe for Choice Assets • Callison To Master Plan 1M-SF Project
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