NEWS AND INFORMATION

These Specialty REITs Could Dominate in 2012
Hotel REITs took a hit in 2011, but they're poised to pop in the year to come.

Fitch Affirms Health Care REIT's IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit ratings of Health Care REIT, Inc. as follows:

Washington Trust provides $20m to finance Tewksbury office park
Washington Trust said its Commercial Real Estate Group recently provided $20,000,000 for the refinancing of the Highwood Office Park in Tewksbury.

New office tower at site of former Market Street Car Park
SINGAPORE : A billion-dollar office block is being erected at the site of Market Street Car Park in Singapore's financial district.

Little Horn State Bank building new bank
Little Horn State Bank is about to get smaller, in terms of locations, not assets. Instead of running two branches, one in Lockwood off Johnson Lane and the main office at 2209 Central Ave., the bank is consolidating.

China Office Space Is Booming
As the Chinese calendar moves into the Year of the Dragon, prime office rents in Beijing have risen by 75% - the highest increase of any city in the world during 2011.

Inland Private Capital Corporation President Honored By Major Real Estate Publication
Inland Private Capital Corporation announced today that Patricia DelRosso, president of IPC Corp., has been recognized in the second annual тАЬMidwest Real Estate NewsтАЭ Hall of Fame for 2011.

Commercial property tax plans stir opposition in Iowa
Iowa can't whack 40 percent from commercial property values for tax purposes without cuts in city and county services or mammoth tax shifts, local government officials say.

Sheriff's Office playing used car dealer at Metro Park
About twice a year, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office auctions vehicles seized in drug and other cases to the highest bidder. Today, nearly three dozen will go on the block in a Metro Park lot across from EverBank Field on Gator Bowl Boulevard.

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