My Real Estate Wealth: Tips and Secrets of Real Estate Investing

What It Takes To Become a Successful Real Estate Investor Real estate investing is not rocket science. All it really requires is a determined individual who is willing to take the time and…

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Blackstone/DDR Team Up to Acquire $1.4B Shopping Portfolio

Private-equity kingpin Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) made its latest foray into commercial real estate, joining forces with DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) in a deal to acquire a shopping center portfolio…

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What’s in a Name Change? Plenty When it Involves Grubb & Ellis

While on the surface, it may seem like a simple corporate name change, Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II's successful transition to Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II has spawned a host…

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Reports Identify Most Stressed Sectors in Corporate America

New reports issued this past week shine a spotlight on corporate segments experiencing continued stress, providing commercial real estate owners with an idea of where they can expect soft demand…

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What’s To Like and Not Like in the Fed’s New Housing Market Proposals

The Federal Reserve this past week issued aggressive and controversial recommendations for dealing with more $7 trillion in housing wealth loss since the onset of the Great Recession. Many economists…

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Judge Rules Lehman May Match EQR’s Offer for Archstone

In a move that could ultimately give full ownership of Archstone to bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., a judge on Wednesday approved Lehman’s right to match a $1.33 billion offer…

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Trane Completes Lease of 625,000 SF in Southeast Memphis

Trane, Inc., a leading manufacturer of air conditioning systems, put the finishing touches last week on its 625,000-square-foot lease for the entire industrial building at 5200 Tradeport Dr. in Memphis,…

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Salesforce.com Leases 402,000 SF in San Fran’s CBD

Salesforce.com took more office space in San Francisco. The CRM software and cloud computing giant signed for 401,786 square feet at 50 Fremont St., a 41-story, 817,412-square-foot office tower. The…

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In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for Jan. 8-14

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.…

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LaSalle Finalizes $136M Sale of Chicago Tower to Hearn

LaSalle Investment Management sold 55 W. Monroe, a 40-story office building in Chicago’s central business district. The Hearn Co. closed on the tower for $136 million or $168 per square…

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