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Cushman: Capital Flowing Into Real Estate

Cushman: Capital Flowing Into Real Estate

All is not exactly lost for the real estate market, according to Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman. In a capital markets update on Wednesday, the firm reports that there is capital coming into real estate, with lenders and equity investors reporting greater desire and capacity to put money to work.

Economy Watch: Good News and Bad in State-by-State Unemployment

Economy Watch: Good News and Bad in State-by-State Unemployment

More states than not saw unemployment rates increases between January and February 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics–30 in all, as well as the District of Columbia, while nine states saw decreases and 11 recorded no change. That’s the bad news.

Economy Watch: GGP on its Feet?

Economy Watch: GGP on its Feet?

Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc. may be able to sidestep Simon Property Group and other unwanted suitors under a formal proposal made on Monday by Fairholme Capital Management L.L.C., one of its largest unsecured creditors, and Pershing Square Capital Management, one of GGP’s largest equity holders and a significant unsecured creditor as well.

Beige Book: Upswing in Retail and Industrial, Improvements in Lending

Beige Book: Upswing in Retail and Industrial, Improvements in Lending

When Jones Lang LaSalle released its Beige Book business survey this month, parts of the report were rosy with optimism.

Economy Watch: Employment Pic No Worse

Economy Watch: Employment Pic No Worse

About 36,000 employees were shown the door in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, but it wasn’t enough to budge the official unemployment rate of 9.7 percent. Moreover, it was fewer job losses than expected.

Nationwide Acquires Five Pacific Medical Buildings to the Tune of $211M

Nationwide Acquires Five Pacific Medical Buildings to the Tune of $211M

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Nationwide Health Properties has acquired five additional medical buildings with an aggregate transaction value of $211 million.

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Bounce Upward

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Bounce Upward

What snowpocalypse? The American consumer shrugged off the snows of February and went shopping in considerable numbers last month according to a number of retail surveys.

Deloitte: Hope for Market, but Maturities Loom

Deloitte: Hope for Market, but Maturities Loom

While a decent amount of indicators are looking brighter than in years or even months past, the amount of loan maturities coming up in the next several years could put a dent in that optimism.

Economy Watch: Snowmageddon Gets One More Mention

Economy Watch: Snowmageddon Gets One More Mention

The Federal Reserve released its latest “Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District,” otherwise known as the Beige Book, on Wednesday. The economy is growing, according to the report, but modestly.

Inland Western Leases 316,050 SF of Big-Box Space

Inland Western Leases 316,050 SF of Big-Box Space

Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust has signed 10 new leases totaling 316,050 square feet of big-box space since November 2009.

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