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	Top Stories for the Week of February 17, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Experts: It is a Different Age of Banking SAN DIEGO-The marketplace has gotten much more conservative as the economic turbulence has gotten worse, say experts. ‘Cash flows are being beaten up.’ Billions Worth of Loans To Mature in ’09 SAN DIEGO-According to an MBA survey, the volume of loans maturing varies considerably by the type of investor holding the loan. Life Insurance Is Alive and Well WASHINGTON, DC-Life insurance companies are still making competitive quotes for deals, albeit at lower levels and for lower amounts. Auto Industry Will Continue to Weaken in 2009 DETROIT-Plant closures, increased layoffs and intermittent closings of plants will continue this year. 'Vulture' Investors To the Rescue WASHINGTON, DC-The District is hoping for 'vulture' investors to swoop in and buy bad assets. Former ProLogis CEO Now Looks to Asia TAMPA, FL-Jeff Schwartz partners with Singapore’s GIC in a new $7-billion venture. Treasury Eyes Public-Private Investment Fund WASHINGTON, DC-The $1.5-trillion program will also include support for purchases of AAA-rated CMBS. After Nearly a Decade, Apartment Rents Fall LAS VEGAS-Demand for professionally-managed apartment communities here slides to its lowest level since the beginning of 2003, pushing asking rents down 1%. Industrial Market Continues to Slide JACKSONVILLE, FL-The US economy is taking a toll despite local port expansion. Taking Over the Family Business Greg Sembler helms his father’s retail development firm amid sales declines and store closings. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • JLL, SL Green Top BOMA Winners • Quinn: Turn Unsold Condos into Affordable Stock • TARP Funds Fuel DC Refinancing • CNRI-Owned Building Hits 100% Occupancy • AIG Seeks Buyer for Tokyo HQ • Cedar Buys Two Centers in $72M JV • ANSI Gives Green MF Standards a Boost • Boston Properties Suspends Midtown Project • Johnson & Johnson Expands Lease • Bergman Cuts Operating Costs	Southwest     Print Full Region • FFO Increase Highlights EastGroup Q4 • KDC Ready for 2009 and Beyond • P.F. Chang’s Slows Down New Openings • Cici's Expansion Targets SoCal, NJ
Midwest     Print Full Region • ProLogis Closes $1.3B in Sales, More to Come • Forest City, MMPI Battle for Medical Mart Project • Abercrombie Looks Abroad for Growth • Alcatel-Lucent Puts 1M-SF Campus On Market • New Breed Renews 361,000-SF Lease • Mayor Calls for $3B Development Plan	West Coast     Print Full Region • Strip Casinos’ December Win Falls 23% • Millennium Tower, Post Price Cut, Gains Buyers • City Eyes $150M First Phase of Transit Center • Cheesecake Holds on to Leases, Cuts Growth • CBRE Plots Course in Tough Market • LV Sands Posts Q4 Loss, Venetian RevPAR Down 24% • Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Accelerating • Political Analysts Debate Stimulus’ Success • Pacific Office Offers $350M in Nontraded Stock • County Orders All Citycenter Towers Examined
Southeast     Print Full Region • Cousins Prepares for 2009 Leasing Challenge • Opus Layoffs Reach FL Operations • $49M Gas Station Portfolio on Market • Publix Reaches Milestone, Continues Expansion • Flagler Adopts 'Back-to-Basics' Strategy • DCT Signs 757,000 SF at Southcreek • Sembler Moves Forward on SC Project • Mixed-Use Multifamily Project Delivered • Industrial Investors Think Small Lately
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