NEWS AND INFORMATION

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 firmā€™s Chicago office and Amanda Shear to the firmā€™s Coral Gables office.

Cops Nab the Alleged "Office Creeper"
Man suspected of stealing thousands from office buildings in multiple states is caught in New Jersey.

CommonWealth REIT Announces Meeting and Record Dates for 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
CommonWealth REIT today announced that it has scheduled its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for May 8, 2012. The record date for determination of shareholders entit

New Liquidity For Private REITs Is A Real Drag
So-called non-traded REITs represent a rapidly growing income producing niche among alternative investments.

So-called 'office creeper' nabbed in New Jersey
Gerald Broadwater, 61, of Lithonia, Ga., is charged with burglary and theft of movable property in Parsippany and Florham Park

Buildings built after 2005 can withstand magnitude 8 quakes, says OBO
THE Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) admitted that some buildings in the city are vulnerable to strong earthquakes. Acting Building Official Josefa Ylanan pointed out that even in Japan, where advance technology is used in construction projects, some buildings are still not stable enough to withstand strong earthquakes.

How Miami Commercial Real Estate Opportunities Were Developed Over The Last Few Decades
More than five decades ago, a legislation was signed which would allow small-time investors to place their resources in large-scale commercial real estate that would enable them to generate significant profit over time and that law was called the REIT Act which had put together qualities of mutual funds and real estate investments in assorted portfolio arrangements.

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