Economy: Page 160
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Feds Issue 3rd Part of Building Energy Efficiency Guides
The U.S. Department of Energy has brought out the third in its series of 50% Advanced Energy Design Guides
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Nominations Open for BD+C's Next '40 Under 40' List
Building Design + Construction is taking names for architecture, engineering or construction professionals.
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Former Grubb CEO Arnitz Joins American Realty Capital
American Realty Capital continues to capture the magic that top executives at the former Grubb & Ellis Capital Corp. made.
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CBRE Grabs Office Building in Atlanta’s Atlantic Station
The 17-story building in the mixed-use development is LEED Gold certified.
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Griffin Capital REIT to Acquire Whippany Facility for $13M
It's the California fund's first major acquisition in the Northeast.
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Floating Loan Secured for One Washingtonian Center
Floating-rate transactions are seen as offering borrowers flexibility.
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Camden to Purchase Remaining 80% Interest in 4,000-Unit Portfolio
The Houston company gets apartments in Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Southern California.
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Large Stores in Crosshairs in Manhattan Neighborhood
New York City planners want to limit the width of storefronts on the tony Upper West Side.
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Disputed Shift by Insurance Brokers Entangles Contractor Clients
Two top Aon executives jumped to Alliant, and Aon claims they poached business afterward.
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Amtrak 2012 Construction Plan Has a Northeast Focus
This year's program includes early work on track, electrical upgrades in central New Jersey, environmental reviews for tunnels, and a bridge in Garden State's northern region.
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CREFC: Panel Explores Buying, Capital Flows
The CREFC January Conference concluded today with a look at what to expect in property valuations and capital flows.
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Floating on Water Isn’t Easy
Early in the year, it's worth determining if you should stay the course or see if long-term fixed rates should be a play.
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Real Estate Lending: The Value of Community Banks
Going small for your source of CRE capital can have its advantages.
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Three Positives for Net-Leased Investments
Net-leased investments can offer strong advantages over traditional purchases.
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REITs Kick Off 2012 with Continued Bifurcation
REITs have been doing well, but project specifics have to determine if a REIT is the right route.
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Sabal Financial Buys Another Huge Loan Portfolio, Plans More
After a $385 million loan portfolio venture with the FDIC, the firm reveals another $204 million buy.
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ABC Sets Friday Deadline for BizCon Discount
Associated Builders and Contractors will hold its annual BizCon in Phoenix Feb. 21 and 22.
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Market-Peak CMBS Could See 30% Default
Three agencies rating securitized commercial mortgages see prospects dimming for refinancing the loans.
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Investor and Issuer Opportunities in TRX.II
CREFC thinks that TRX.II, a synthetic total return swap, could be a critical piece of the CMBS market.
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A Market Builds for Single-Family Rentals
GI Partners, which made big profits by scooping up empty data centers after the technology-stock bust in 2000, is making a big bet on foreclosed homes.
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Trouble Is Brewing for Office Market
Many office property owners are being undone by tenant contractions and the expiration of five-year leases.
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2012: The Year the Housing Market Goes Local
This may finally be the year of housing recovery. In some places.
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AGC Webinar Will Look at Coming Year in Construction
The for-fee session on Jan. 19 will include an economic overview for builders, machinery sales and leasing and shale-gas exploration.
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Builders' Group Likes Fed's Slap at Fannie, Freddie
NAHB had a high-five for the Fed after its warning that tight lending is endangering recovery.
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Nike Plans 600 KSF in Tishman’s New Shanghai Campus
Nike has just announced plans to build a 600,000-square-foot corporate campus in Shanghai.
Jan. 10, 2012