Griffin-American Healthcare Acquires Trio of Medical Office Buildings
PALM BEACH, FL—The demand for medical office buildings in the Southeast remains strong. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II —formerly known as Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II—just snapped up a trio of medical office buildings across three Southeastern states for $25.1 million.

West Des Moines' Regency West office park sold
The eight-building Regency West office park in West Des Moines was sold Tuesday to R&R Realty Group for an undisclosed amount.

Stéphane Therrien Appointed Executive Vice-President of Real Estate and Commercial Financing at Laurentian Bank
Stéphane Therrien Appointed Executive Vice-President of Real Estate and Commercial Financing at Laurentian Bank

CapLease to Host Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
CapLease, Inc. , a real estate investment trust focused on owning and managing single-tenant commercial real estate properties, today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, February 17, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.

7 Office Space Traps to Avoid
You just closed a small financing round, hired some new team members and are looking to move into a new office space. Here are seven things to avoid when signing up for your new digs. You just closed a small financing round, hired some new team members, and are looking to move into a new office space. After finding the perfect spot and locking down a two-page letter of intent, the landlord sends ...

REITs Come Out Swinging in 2012
WASHINGTON, DC- US REITs turned in a strong performance for January, outpacing the broader equity market. On a total return basis, the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index gained 6.47% and the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index was up 6.36% for the month.

Gas-drilling bill may benefit CT-SEEDCO Industrial Park
A bill seemed tailored to lure titans of the natural gas industry to Pennsylvania's tax-free industrial zones could prove beneficial to the Coal Township-SEEDCO Industrial Park.While there's no direct Marcellus Shale development in Southeastern Northumb

Arnstein & Lehr adds four attorneys
The Chicago-based law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys David Newman, Erik Jarmusz and Elizabeth Anne Thompson to the firm’s Chicago office and Amanda Shear to the firm’s Coral Gables office.