Wall Street Crowds Into Trader Joe's for Bond Deals: Mortgages
BusinessWeek
22 (Bloomberg) -- Wall Street is scouring the US for grocery stores as bankers are pushed out of lending to trophy office properties. Morgan Stanley is selling about $1 billion of commercial mortgage-backed securities with five of the 10 largest loans ...

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Officials: Commercial real estate ready to turn the corner
Richmond Times Dispatch
2012 will be a benchmark year for commercial real estate, speakers said Tuesday at the Ninth Annual Market Review presented by the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate. It will be the year the market turned the corner, said Jeffrey ...

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Bloomberg
China's Stocks Rise for 4th Day on Property Easing Speculation
BusinessWeek
... to allow a broader pool of buyers to buy a second property. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and Bank of China Ltd. slid at least 0.9 percent after the same paper reported lending by the four biggest banks may be down from January.
China's Stocks Rise on Property Speculation as Investors Await Flash PMIBloomberg
China Shares End Higher On Continuous Boost From Monetary Easing MoveWall Street Journal

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Kennewick Fire Department gets grant for thermal imaging cameras
KVEW
Fire Chief Hines said, “The grant award will be used to purchase Thermal Imaging Cameras and new structure firefighting protective gear. Thermal Imaging Cameras use infrared technology to allow firefighters to see through smoke and darkness to aid in ...

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Long Grove Approves Re-Zoning Property, Residents Upset
KWQC 6
Tonight a rural town wants to turn 120 acres of private land into commercial property. Land owners want growth in the area but neighbors are strongly opposed. The tension lies in Long Grove, Iowa. It's about 3 miles north of Eldridge and about 15 miles ...
Long Grove council faces zoning decisionQuad City Times

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Council targets mozzies
Toowoomba Chronicle
Council officers will inspect residential and commercial properties in the chosen areas to check for potential mosquito breeding areas. Environmental and Community Services spokesman Cr Bill Cahill said the recent rain provided ideal breeding ...

Councilman Becerra unveils Simi job growth proposal
Ventura County Star
Plan check and inspection feesrelated to construction of tenant improvements for any business moving to town. The fees are required once a business gets an approved conditional-use permit or planned-development permit. • Plan check and inspection fees ...

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Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
Times-Journal
Fort Payne Zoning and Inspection Coordinator Jimmy Gilbreath said some signs were in violation of a city ordinance and removed from the right of way. In 2004, Fort Payne passed an ordinance dealing with political signs. The ordinance bans the use of ...

DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Iowa Poll a factor in splintered property tax debate
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
The Des Moines Register's latest Iowa Poll is being used by both sides of a splintered debate to lower commercial property taxes in the state. The issue centers on what both sides agree is fairness. Commercial properties are currently taxed on 100 ...
Branstad still pressing for GOP property tax plan (audio)Radio Iowa
Pettengill Supports Historic Property Tax ReformCedar Valley Daily Times

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Chartis, AIG's Global Property-Casualty Business, Places Claims and Operations ...
MarketWatch (press release)
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) today announced that Chartis, its global property casualty business, has placed its Claims and Operations and Systems (O&S) organizations under a single management team to improve customer service, ...

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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)
Linn County commercial, industrial property value up 17 percent
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)
The re-appraisal began in 2008 and included inspections of commercial and industrial property and reviews of sales and improvements. The process was reviewed by Vanguard Appraisals of Cedar Rapids, whose staff also checked the resulting assessment ...

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Linn County commercial/industrial property value up 17 percent
Eastern Iowa Government
The re-appraisal began in 2008 and included inspections of commercial and industrial property and reviews of sales and improvements. The process was reviewed by Vanguard Appraisals of Cedar Rapids, whose staff also checked the resulting assessment ...

The Real Deal New York (blog)
Grubb & Ellis files for bankruptcy, agrees to sale
Chicago Tribune
Grubb & Ellis Co filed for bankruptcy protection amid a slower-than-expected recovery in the commercial property market, and agreed to sell nearly all its assets to the financial services brokerage BGC Partners Inc . Howard Lutnick, chief executive of ...
Grubb & Ellis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and agrees to saleLos Angeles Times
Insolvent, Grubb & Ellis Seeks Quick SaleWall Street Journal
Affiliate of Sacramento-area commercial brokerage acquires Grubb & EllisSacramento Bee
New York Times -The Real Deal New York (blog)
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Williams & Williams to Auction Arkansas' Sugar Hill Farms
MarketWatch (press release)
TULSA, OK, Feb 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Williams & Williams, the premier brand in real estate auctions, will auction Sugar Hill Farms in Ozark, Arkansas, on Saturday, March 3 at 12 pm CT. Potential buyers will have an opportunity to bid on ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
UK Commercial Property Trust acquires industrial park portfolio for £60.51m
SA Commercial Prop News
By SA Commercial Prop News 12 hours 36 minutes ago UK Commercial Property Trust Limited, managed by Ignis Asset Management, announced that it has acquired a portfolio of three multi-let principally industrial park assets from SEGRO plc for a total ...
UK Commercial Property on spending spreeShareCast
SEGRO dispose of £80 million industrial portfolioUK Business Property
Emerald Park East sold to UK CPTInsider Media
Reuters -PropertyEU
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Energy Efficiency Financing 'Ready for Commercial Real Estate Market'
Environmental Leader
The report, Energy Efficiency Retrofit Financing Options for the Commercial Real Estate Market, says such financing has shown itself to be suitable for the commercial real estate market, which faces stringent financial underwriting criteria surrounding ...

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CommercialLoanModification.com Helps Commercial Property Owners Avoid Foreclosure
MarketWatch (press release)
21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CommercialLoanModification.com has recently launched to help commercial property owners who are facing foreclosure. A team of experts analyze each business and their commercial loan to help establish new terms that ...

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Butterfly lights the way to better thermal imaging
nanotechweb.org
They also say that the technology could work without the need for expensive and cumbersome cooling technology and could also have implications for imaging technology such as thermal night vision and medical diagnostics. There are many ways to detect ...

In case of emergency: City files away facts on buildings
Marietta Times
With that thought in mind, Marietta firefighters have begun a process of inspecting all commercial properties in the city. "It's always good to know where things like utilities are located inside-where we can shut off the gas, water or electric, ...

Tucson real estate
Arizona Daily Star
• Indus Commercial Real Estate LLC purchased commercial property at 1785 E. Skyline Drive from Josh Mellberg LLC for $710000. • GKL LLC purchased an apartment building at 7950 E. Stella Road from Tucson Partners LP for $7.05 million.