Just as the housing market is showing signs of life, here comes another real-estate crisis. Squeezed by plunging rents, empty storefronts, the credit crunch and a dearth of buyers, a growing number o…

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Financing troubles loom for commercial real estate (MalaysiaNews.net)

Just as the housing market is showing signs of life, here comes another real-estate crisis. Squeezed by plunging rents, empty storefronts, the credit crunch and a dearth of buyers, a growing number o…

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Financing troubles loom for commercial real estate (MalaysiaNews.net)

The Utah commercial real estate market still has a long way to go before it begins to rebound from the current economic…

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Commercial real estate market unclear in 2010 (Deseret News)

The Utah commercial real estate market still has a long way to go before it begins to rebound from the current economic…

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Commercial real estate market unclear in 2010 (Deseret News)

The outlook of commercial real estate executives interviewed by the Real Estate Roundtable for its first-quarter Sentiment Index can pretty much be summed up by two responses: “We’re at least a heck of a lot better off now than we were a year ago,” and…

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Roundtable Survey: Sentiments of CRE Execs Are Better, But By No Means Good

CoStar compiles news of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers in the weekly Lease Up/Lease Down news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial…

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Lease Up/Lease Down (Feb. 7-13): Major Relocations in Washington, DC

While the real estate industry in South Florida and across the country may be showing some glimmers of hope, there still is likely to be more pain in 2010 — particularly when it comes to commercial real estate financing.

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Financing troubles loom for commercial real estate (Miami Herald)

Dozens of irate clients in the U.S. Virgin Islands are scrambling to recover at least $2.5 million from a missing real estate agent who is a mother of six.

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USVI issues warrant for missing real estate agent (AP via Yahoo! News)

Melissa Hughett and her husband set out to buy their first home in the best buyer’s market in years, confident they would land a deal within a few months. United States – People – Property – Business – Washington

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Homebuyers finding that cash really is king

O’Brien succeeds practice leader, Dorothy Alpert, who has assumed the role of northeast deputy regional managing partner. Deloitte announced that Robert T. O’Brien has been appointed to lead the US real estate practice and has been elected a vice chairman, effective immediately.

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Deloitte appoints Robert O’Brien to lead US Real Estate Practice (Consultant News)