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.

Exploration boom fuels plans for new industrial park
The Pratt City Commission is expected to approve an annexation agreement in two weeks that will pave the way for local businessman Dale Withers to develop an industrial park opposite Walmart on U.S. 54.

Inovateus Solar opens office at Innovation Park
SOUTH BEND -- South Bend-based Inovateus Solar has opened a satellite office in Innovation Park at Notre Dame.

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.

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.

No consensus yet on Tongie industrial park
The Leavenworth County Commission could not reach an agreement after a study session Monday on a potential contribution to the city of Tonganoxie’s effort to build up its industrial park.  

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

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.

Rental REITs Look Ready to Reverse Course
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Avoid multifamily REITs in 2012, Bank of Montreal recommends. As the housing market looks poised to recover, with many expecting home prices to bounce off the bottom this year, BMO analyst Richard Anderson says multifamily REITs have a tough valuation to maintain. ... Click to view a price quote on MAA . Click to research the Real Estate industry.

Developer proposes industrial park, hotel on Ridge Pike
LIMERICK — The township board of supervisors recently heard a developer’s plans to build an industrial park and possibly a hotel along Ridge Pike.