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Video: Tokyo, Chicago Eliminated

October 2, 2009

Tokyo, Japan and Chicago gets eliminated from the 2016 Olympic race. (Bloomberg News)

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International Forecaster September 2009 (#8) – Gold, Silver, Economy + More (GoldSeek.com)

September 26, 2009

The following are some snippets from the most recent issue of the International Forecaster. For the full 23 page issue, please see subscription information below.

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UDR, Inc. Announces Second Draw of $89 Million on Fannie Mae

September 21, 2009

million secured credit facility with Fannie Mae FNM in the amount of $89 million. The 10-year, interest only debt has a fixed annual interest rate of 5.16% and is expected to close on November 2, 2009. Proceeds from the draw will be used to prepay

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UDR, Inc. Announces Second Draw of $89 Million on Fannie Mae Credit Facility

September 21, 2009

secured credit facility with Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) in the amount of $89 million. The 10-year, interest only debt has a fixed annual interest rate of 5.16% and is expected to close on November 2, 2009. Proceeds from the draw will be used to prepay secured

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Take the Big Bet on Commercial REITs

September 21, 2009

hot this week, and they’re getting a big boost from the REIT sector. What?? I thought commercial real estate was ‘the next shoe to drop’?? Well yes, according to Moody’s/Real Commercial Property Price Index, prices fell 5.1 percent month to month and are

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New AuctionPoint Online Platform Proves to Be Successful Solution to Distressed Commercial Property Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

September 21, 2009

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.—-AuctionPoint, Inc. today announced that results from the first three auctions using its first-of-its-kind online auction platform prove that it is an effective solution to the next wave of distressed commercial properties.

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Developers Diversified Announces Resignation of Director and Election of New Director

September 10, 2009

CLEVELAND, OH–(Marketwire – September 10, 2009) – Developers Diversified Realty ( NYSE : DDR ) today announced that James C. Boland has been appointed to serve as a new Director on the Company’s Board of Directors and Dean S. Adler has resigned from the Board. Dean S. Adler notified the Board of Directors on September 3, 2009 of his intention to resign. He noted that his resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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New innovation could soon free non-smokers from the fog

August 31, 2009

New innovation could soon free non-smokers from the fog

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Total Distressed Commercial Real Estate Hits $114+ Billion. Tip of …

August 25, 2009

A new report from the Distressed Asset Recovery Team (a Delta Associates entity) states that the total value of distressed commercial real estate hit a peak in August 2009 at $114.2 billion. Mostly attributed to retail and hotel …

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Total Distressed Commercial Real Estate Hits $114+ Billion. Tip of …

August 25, 2009

A new report from the Distressed Asset Recovery Team (a Delta Associates entity) states that the total value of distressed commercial real estate hit a peak in August 2009 at $114.2 billion. Mostly attributed to retail and hotel …

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Central Bankers Content To Keep Interest Rates Low

August 23, 2009

The world’s central bankers were in no hurry to start raising interest rates as they headed home on Sunday from the US Federal Reserve’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Central Bankers Content To Keep Interest Rates Low

August 23, 2009

The world’s central bankers were in no hurry to start raising interest rates as they headed home on Sunday from the US Federal Reserve’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Distressed commercial property sales increase in every global …

August 20, 2009

From Propertywire.com: Over seventy five percent of countries are experiencing a rise in distressed commercial real estate sales, according to a new survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. …

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Banks Raise Credit Card Interest Rates In First Half Of 2009

August 17, 2009

Even after the Federal Reserve reduced their borrowing costs, the nation’s banks raised credit card rates and boosted profit from the consumer debt in the first half of 2009, according to a consumer advocacy group.

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August 2009: City Highlight

August 14, 2009

Charleston Industrial Market With nearly 20 million square feet of Class A industrial facilities on hold, the Charleston real estate market has certainly felt the impact from the recent woes in the national economy. Before the collapse of the credit

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Pricing falls 7.6% in May, Moody?s says

August 3, 2009

NEW YORK – The Moody?s/REAL National All Property Type Aggregate Index from Real Estate Analytics LLC, (REAL), measured 125.04 for May 2009, a decrease of 7.6% from the previous month representing the second largest one-month decline after April?s

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Court allows rival plan in Pliant bankruptcy – 2009-07-06 13:43:00 …

July 6, 2009

Law360 reports that private – equity fund Apollo Management has won the right to put a rival restructuring plan for bankrupt plastic film and packaging manufacturer Pliant Corp. up for a vote by creditors, despite objections from the …

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