Costly London Loses Allure for Commercial Property Investors
London, Europe’s most active commercial property market since the start of the global financial crisis, is losing some of its allure as high prices and prospects of a U.K. recession deter investors.

Corporate Real Estate Execs See Compensation Increase by 5%
WASHINGTON, DC-An overwhelming majority of commercial real estate executive respondents—83%—in a survey to be released this week report that their base salary compensation rose 5% in 2011. This compares to a year earlier when 64% reported an increase in base salary in 2010. The survey, conducted by CoreNet Global and FPL Associates, focused specifically on the demand side—that is, executives at ...

Buildings built after 2005 'can withstand' magnitude 8 quakes
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.

South Bay commercial real estate market heats up
Silicon Valley developers are racing to erect office and R&D buildings to meet a fresh surge of expansions by tech companies that's turning the region into a commercial real estate boomtown.

Sam Zell "Comes Clean" for Penton's National Real Estate Investor (nreionline.com)
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an interview in the February 2012 issue of National Real Estate Investor, Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, stated that the commercial real estate ...

One of Nation's Top Real Estate Investment Companies Announces New Website Offering Turnkey Investment Properties For ...
Marquis Properties, one of the top real estate investment companies in the Midwestern United States, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website offering resources for investing in real estate and turnkey investment properties for sale to real estate investors worldwide.Provo, UT (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 Marquis Properties is among the top real estate investment companies in the ...

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:

Meriden recycling transfer station planned
MERIDEN - Gracey Avenue Industrial Park LLC won Planning Commission approval Wednesday on its plans to use rail cars to deliver solid and liquid construction debris to a new recycling transfer station at 45 Gracey Ave.

Manhattan Software Announces Strategic Partnership With Indiabulls for Enterprise Real Estate Consulting
MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manhattan Software, the global leader in enterprise real estate software and a leader in the 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Workplace Management ...

TowneBank Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings
SUFFOLK, Va. -- Hampton Roads based TowneBank reported record earnings of $33.32 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, a 10.06% increase, or $3.05 million, over the $30.28 million reported for ...