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SAFE HAVEN? Europe's Investment Woes May Push More Offshore …

April 11, 2012

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Inland Finalizes Purchase of 5 Hotels for $393 Million — Industry …

March 29, 2012

… Marriott Resort & Spa, a seven-story, 350000-square-foot structure at… Visit link: Inland Finalizes Purchase of 5 Hotels for $393 Million Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate , Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net …

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Rockpoint Trades Parc 55 Wyndham for $235 Million — Industry …

March 29, 2012

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Goodrich Corp Inks 105000-SF Office Lease — Industry Partners …

March 29, 2012

Liz Hurley with Transwestern… View post: Goodrich Corp Inks 105000-SF Office Lease Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate , Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net. Follow this link: Goodrich Corp Inks 105000-SF …

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After Sale Approval In Bankruptcy Court, Grubb & Ellis Moves To Next Phase Under BGC

March 29, 2012

Costar… This week a bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of the venerable but cash-strapped Grubb & Ellis Co. to BGC Partners, Inc., ushering in the latest in a series of changes that have roiled the commercial real estate brokerage business. Next comes the hard work involved in exiting bankruptcy and integrating the new acquisition. Among the challenges the two firms face are preserving Grubb & Ellis’s property and facilities management and brokerage… Read the rest here: After Sale Approval In Bankruptcy Court, Grubb & Ellis Moves To Next Phase Under BGC Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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After Sale Approval In Bankruptcy Court, Grubb & Ellis Moves To …

March 29, 2012

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Brick & Mortar Decisions No Longer Just About Dollars & Cents at …

March 29, 2012

HP's global real estate footprint encompassed nearly 70 million… Go here to see the original: Brick & Mortar Decisions No Longer Just About Dollars & Cents at H-P Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate , Private Equity …

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ULI: Consensus of Economists Sees Promising CRE Outlook …

March 29, 2012

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RREEF America Jumping into New-Fangled REIT Arena

March 29, 2012

Costar… Possibly just weeks away from being sold, RREEF America LLC isn’t sitting around waiting to find out who its new owner is. The leading real estate investment manager is planning to form a new REIT to be called RREEF America Property Income Trust Inc. and hold an initial public stock offering to raise up to $2.5 billion. The new property income REIT will invest primarily in properties, but also in real estate debt and publicly traded REIT stocks, although… Go here to see the original: RREEF America Jumping into New-Fangled REIT Arena Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Rockpoint Trades Parc 55 Wyndham for $235 Million

March 28, 2012

Costar… Rockpoint Group LLC sold Parc 55 Wyndham at 55 Cyril Magnin St. in San Francisco to New York-based The Blackstone Group for $235 million, or $231,984 per room, in a distress sale. The 700,985-square-foot hospitality building is located blocks from Union Square. The property includes 1,013 rooms and was awarded an Energy Star label for the last four years consecutively. No brokers were mentioned. Please reference CoStar COMPS #2279499 for more… Go here to read the rest: Rockpoint Trades Parc 55 Wyndham for $235 Million Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Wood Partners Sells Annapolis Multifamily for $68M — Industry …

March 28, 2012

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CapLease Receives 1M-SF Nestlé Renewal

March 27, 2012

Costar… CapLease, Inc. (NYSE: LSE) executed a lease renewal with Nestlé Holdings, Inc. for its 1,045,153-square-foot industrial property at 555 Nestle Way in Macungie, PA. The lease will commence on January 1, 2013 for a term of five years. Contract rent is $4.40 per square foot, increasing 3% per annum. Nestlé’s distribution building was constructed in 1994 on 86 acres in the Lehigh Valley Industrial submarket of Philadelphia. CapLease… Read more: CapLease Receives 1M-SF Nestl

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In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for March 25 – 31

March 27, 2012

Costar… In The Pipeline is a column on significant acquisitions of commercial land for sale , and other transactions and trends affecting office, industrial, flex, multifamily, mixed-use, hotel and public works developers. Send us news leads about your new commercial real estate project — and sign up to be added to our distribution list to receive future In the Pipeline columns by e-mail. Architects Report Higher Billings For 4th Straight Month The Link: In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for March 25 – 31 Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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CoStar's People of Note (March 18-24) — Industry Partners …

March 27, 2012

Farber, Read more from the original source: CoStar's People of Note (March 18-24) Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate , Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net. More here: CoStar's People of Note (March 18-24) …

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Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE

March 26, 2012

Costar… CBRE recruited Harold E. (Hal) Holliday, John T. Fenoglio, David M. Aaronson and James M. Richards Jr. as executive vice presidents. The brokers will serve in the mortgage brokerage’s debt and equity finance group in Houston. The team previously worked at Grandbridge Real Estate Capital. Holliday has nearly four decades in mortgage brokerage and co-founded Holliday Fenoglio. After HF’s acquisition by Amresco 18 years ago, he successfully led the… Visit link: Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Archstone Trades Crystal City Multifamily for $175M — Industry …

March 26, 2012

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Private Equity Funds Expect CRE Return Growth To Slow — Industry …

March 26, 2012

Costar… One-year returns from private equity real estate funds have shown remarkable improvement since the real estate bubble burst in the latter half of the decade, despite under-performing every other major asset class, according to PitchBook/BMC Group's annual private equity. … See the original post here: Private Equity Funds Expect CRE Return Growth To Slow Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate , Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net …

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CoStar’s People of Note (March 18-24)

March 23, 2012

Costar… This week’s People of Note includes the following markets: Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York City, Retail, San Francisco and South Florida. DALLAS/FORT WORTH Local Investment Sales Broker Moves to Cushman & Wakefield By CoStar Research Scot Farber joined Cushman & Wakefield in Dallas where he will focus on the sale of office and industrial properties as part of the firm’s investment sales group. Farber, Read more from the original source: CoStar’s People of Note (March 18-24) Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Path Cleared For Bankruptcy Court Approval of Grubb & Ellis Sale

March 22, 2012

Costar… Grubb & Ellis Co. has canceled a bankruptcy auction to sell off its assets, leaving BGC Partners, LP as the only bidder and clearing the way for a court hearing on Thursday to approve the sale. Santa Ana, CA-based Grubb & Ellis filed for bankruptcy protection on Feb. 20 and entered into a letter of intent in which BGC Partners, acting as a stalking horse buyer, acquired the brokerage’s outstanding secured debt and submit the minimum bid to acquire… See more here: Path Cleared For Bankruptcy Court Approval of Grubb & Ellis Sale Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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CMBS Market Heats Up, So Too Do Credit Risks — Industry …

March 21, 2012

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