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Monday, August 30, 2010
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
RealtyTrac: May foreclosures down in Ohio - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Data released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based , whic h compiles and sells foreclosure information, shows Ohio logge 11,360 pre-foreclosure, auction and bank-repossessioj filings in May, which comess out to one filing for everuy446 properties. Ohio’s rate, as in April, was the 10th-highestf in the nation, but the number of filings droppe 8 percent from the mont before and 13 percent from ayear ago.
Ohio was one of 18 states to seea year-over-yearr drop in foreclosures, according to the The national tide of foreclosures, by fell 6 percent from April but jumped 18 percent from May 2008 as the foreclosure rate surpassed Ohio at one filing for every 398 RealtyTrac isn’t putting much stock in the month-over-montuh decrease in national foreclosure filings. The total of filings 321,480 – marks the third consecutive month thatthe 300,000-mar has been surpassed. And RealtyTrac CEO James Saccacio noted in a releasew thatwhile pre-foreclosure and auction filings slipped compared with bank repossessions are up on “substantial” jumps in several states.
The compan y said it expects bank repossessionsd to increase in the coming months as foreclosurer delays and moratoria expire invarious states.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Seventeenth Street Plaza sold to HRPT - Birmingham Business Journal:
Newton, Mass.-based HRPT (NYSE: HRP), a real estatwe investment trust that owns and operates office and industrial paid cash forthe building. The salee price was not Seventeenth Street Plaza is located at 122517th St., acrosa from the Tabor Center office, retail and hoteol complex. It was developede by what’s now Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. of and was completed in 1982. Previous owners includd Equitable Real Estate InvestmentManagement Inc. (ERE), part of the Equitabl insurance company. Australian real estate gianrt LendLease Corp. Ltd. took over the buildingf in the 1990s after itacquired ERE.
JPMorgam quietly put the buildinb on the market inearly 2008, asking $385 per squarre foot, or roughly $250 million, brokersw said. Brookfield Properties Corp. of New York and Toronti had the building under contract to purchase last summeffor $225 million, but the deal was not consummated becausew of the debt crisis’ impact on Brookfield’s said real estate brokers knowledgeable about the deal. As of the building was off the The building, with an attached parkinyg structure, is 93 percent leased and includes Ink! Coffee and Heidi’as Brooklyn Deli outlets. It is home to the headquarterse of Molson CoorsBrewinvg Co.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Hurley: Keep an eye on the future when negotiating deals - Orlando Business Journal:
In 1993, she answered a help wanted newspaperd ad for someone with a legal background to work in the realestatee industry. "I thought I would do real estate from this end of the andthe negotiating," says Hurley. That's when she joinede in Orlando, where she now works as a real estatde andleasing manager. In that she has dealt with all aspects of commercial real including positioning of properties for financeand construction, leasing and management. Pineloch Management generatesa morethan $10 million in lease, warehouse and agriculture revenus annually. It also manages parcels of land throughout Florida.
The properties it has availabls for lease include the Marketat Southside, Southgate, Pineloch Industrial Park and Southside. Orlandok Business Journal recently spent some time with Hurley to find out where the commercial real estate and leasing marketis OBJ: What was your firstt job in commercial real estate? Working at Pineloch on the business side. I foundf the transition very easy. I interned with a commercial real estatee attorney in college and they hirex me whenI graduated. Transitioning from the law side to the busineses side of real estate was pretty natura l because I had experience in contractsand OBJ: What is the biggesyt leasing deal you've recently handled ?
Hurley: Two deals with OBJ: What do you consider your secrety to success in leasing up Pineloch's commercial properties ? alternative use. If you have a 57,000-square-foot warehouse distribution you think outside the box and converyt the facade to fitthat building. We have marketes our business park as a viable alternativde for the downtownoffice user. It has below-downtown prices that will provide ample parking. OBJ: You were appointed to a three-year term on the Nationak Association of Industrial Officde PropertiesNational Forums' 22-member Business Park Developmenf Forum, which was held in Hollywood on Oct. What ideas came out of that forum that you planto implement?
Hurley: The vacancies in Central Florida businessd parks are dropping and the leases rates are rising. What I founf by listening to othefr members of the forum is that Central Floridsa is in a good plac e when it comes to circumstanceand opportunity. Because of the forecasts, we are able to creatse our own demand. While our vacanc y was dropping, the other markets' vacancies were rising. Their vacancies are over 30 percent, wherer ours are maybe 2 percent. They aren'gt in a position to create demand aswe are. we all experience labor and constructiomnmaterial costs. OBJ: You also spearheaded the NAIOPDevelopersa Showcases, which were very successful in 2004 and 2003.
To what do you attributw their success? Hurley: I had a greagt committee behindme -- no one person can develo p a program like that. Our main focus is to get the brokersx in the industry whoare non-NAIOP members involved. It was time to stop preachingy to the choir and draw them in so the otherf developers would have the opportunity to showcase to non-NAIOP folks. OBJ: What'sz the greatest challenge your industrtyis facing? Hurley: The abilityy to remain focused and be diligent about what the marketg is doing today. It's a dynamic, vibrant but the challenge is to be focused on what it will hold in the Think beyond now as younegotiate long-terk deals. Make those deals renewable.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 278-3777 With one of the few outdoort patios inthe city, Americano in the Hotell Vitale is the hottest spot in town on fine Heat lamps help locals remainm long after the San Francisco chill sets in. Bix 56 Gold St. San CA 94133 (415) 433-6300 Located betweeb Montgomery andSansome Streets. Reminiscent of an old Bix is hardto find, tucked down an alleyway. But once you are transported toan old-school Should the salty snacks on the dark wood bar not hold you or soak up the old-schook cocktails, you can even stay for Jazz musicians play Redwood Room (at the Clift Hotel) 495 Geary St.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Regulators to examine practices of life insurance companies - ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Dog-bite claims grab record insurance chunk - Chicago Tribune
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Man Loses Belt Buckle, Insurance Co. Wants City to Pay - Gothamist
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Speed of blaze kept firefighters from saving Wilton building - Glens Falls Post-Star
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Feds rethink policies that encourage home ownership - USA Today
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Insurance Companies Find There Is Money to Be Made in Green Technology - New York Times
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Friday, August 6, 2010
China Said to Mull Insurance Market Easing for Foreign Firms - Bloomberg
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Connecticut AG investigating insurance company practices - Examiner.com
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Travel Q&A: Mexican rental car insurance not optional - San Jose Mercury News
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